Hazards glossary

Hurricane, tropical storm, tropical depression, typhoon.

Poor precipitation, desertification, pronounced absence of precipitation.

Seismic, tectonic activity.

Epidemic: bubonic plague, cholera, dengue, non-pandemic diseases, typhoid;

Pandemic: H1N1, HIV, smallpox, tuberculosis, COVID-19.

Inundation; Includes flash floods.

Extreme weather, extreme temperature, high temperatures.

Locust, plague, African bees.

Coastal flood, wave surge, wind setup.

Waterspout, twister, vortex.

Tsunami.

Bush fire, forest fire, uncontrolled fire, wildland fire.

Debris flow, mudflow, mudslide, rockfall, slide, lahar, rock slide and topple.