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.

See also:

• Emergency, Emergency preparedness, Emergency planning[?], civil defense, disaster relief