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Natural disaster

A natural disaster is a natural event with catastrophic consequences for living things in the vicinity.

Common forms of natural disasters include:

Avalanches
Earthquakes
Floods
Forest fires
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Tsunami
Volcanic eruptions

Extreme forms of natural disaster:

Impact of a large object with the Earth
Solar flares

Compare with man-made disasters.

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