Editing Disaster (section)

=== Related to natural hazards ===
{{Main|Natural disaster}}

Disasters with links to [[natural hazard]]s are commonly called [[natural disaster]]s. However experts have questioned this term for a long time.<ref>Cannon, Terry. (1994). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248360551_Vulnerability_Analysis_and_The_Explanation_Of_'Natural'_Disasters Vulnerability Analysis and The Explanation Of 'Natural' Disasters]. Disasters, Development and Environment.</ref>
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Disasters with links to natural hazards
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|[[Avalanche]]||The sudden, drastic flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers, such as loading from new snow or rain, or artificial triggers, such as explosives or backcountry skiers.
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|[[Blizzard]]||A severe snowstorm characterized by very strong winds and low temperatures
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|[[Earthquake]]||The shaking of the Earth's crust, caused by underground volcanic forces of breaking and shifting rock beneath the Earth's surface
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|[[Fire|Fire (wild)]]||Fires that originate in uninhabited areas and which pose the risk to spread to inhabited areas (see also [[Wildfire#Climate change effects|Wildfire § Climate change effects]])
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|[[Flood]]||Flash flooding: Small creeks, gullies, dry streambeds, ravines, culverts or even low-lying areas flood quickly (see also [[Effects of climate change]])
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|[[Freezing rain]]||Rain occurring when outside surface temperature is below freezing
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|[[Heat wave]]||A prolonged period of excessively hot weather relative to the usual weather pattern of an area and relative to normal temperatures for the season (see also [[Effects of climate change#Heat waves and temperature extremes|Effects of climate change § Heat waves and temperature extremes]]).
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|[[Landslide]]||Geological phenomenon which includes a range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows
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|[[Lightning strike]]||An electrical discharge caused by lightning, typically during thunderstorms
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|[[Limnic eruption]]||The sudden eruption of carbon dioxide from deep lake water
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|[[Tropical cyclone]]
|Rapidly rotating [[Storm|storm system]] characterized by a [[Low-pressure area|low-pressure]] center, a closed low-level [[atmospheric circulation]], [[Beaufort scale|strong winds]], and a spiral arrangement of [[thunderstorm]]s that produce heavy rain and [[squall]]s (see also [[Tropical cyclones and climate change]])
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|[[Tsunami]]||A series of waves hitting shores strongly, mainly caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake, usually caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater explosions, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water
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|[[Volcanic eruption]]||The release of hot magma, volcanic ash and/or gases from a volcano
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