Editing Natural disaster (section)

==== Thunderstorms ====
[[File:Cumulonimbus NOAA gov.jpg|thumb|right|A classic anvil-shaped, and clearly-developed [[Cumulonimbus incus]]]]
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Severe storms, dust clouds and volcanic eruptions can generate [[lightning]]. Apart from the damage typically associated with storms, such as winds, hail and flooding, the lightning itself can damage buildings, ignite fires and kill by direct contact. Most deaths from lightning occur in the poorer countries of the Americas and Asia, where lightning is common and [[adobe]] [[mud brick]] housing provides little protection.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 July 2015 |title=Deadly lightning strike in Mexico reveals plight of poorest citizens |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/31/deadly-lightning-mexico-government-failure |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106110244/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/31/deadly-lightning-mexico-government-failure |archive-date=6 January 2017 |access-date=17 December 2016 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>