Weather and Natural Disasters

Alex M.
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  1. blizzard
    a weather event with widespread snowfall and strong winds
  2. chilly
    appreciably or disagreeably cold
  3. cyclone
    an atmospheric system in which air circulates rapidly
  4. downpour
    a heavy rain
  5. drizzle
    very light rain
  6. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  7. flurry
    a light brief snowfall
  8. frost
    ice crystals forming a white deposit
  9. frostbite
    damage to bodily tissue caused by extreme cold
  10. heat wave
    a period of unusually hot weather
  11. humid
    containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
  12. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  13. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
  14. meteorologist
    a specialist who studies weather conditions
  15. mist
    a thin fog with condensation near the ground
  16. monsoon
    a seasonal wind in southern Asia
  17. overcast
    filled or abounding with clouds
  18. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
    The weather forecast calls for a fifty percent chance of precipitation.
    Synonyms: rain, snow
  19. shower
    a brief period of precipitation
  20. sleet
    precipitation consisting of a mixture of rain and snow
  21. slush
    partially melted snow
  22. smog
    air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
  23. sunburn
    redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
  24. suntan
    a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
  25. thunder
    a booming or crashing noise along the path of lightning
  26. tidal wave
    an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
  27. tornado
    a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
  28. torrential
    relating to or resulting from the action of a downpour
  29. typhoon
    a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
  30. scorching
    hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
Created on Wed Aug 14 02:00:47 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Aug 14 02:47:47 EDT 2013)

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