Natural Disasters

What country experiences the second most tornadoes in the world, after the United States?

In what state was the city of Galveston, which was devastated by a hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in American history?

What type of disaster was Nina, which overtook the Banqiao Dam in the Huang He in 1975?

What dam in China was built to alleviate flooding in that river?

In what year was the Great Fire of London?

What are the firefighting crews that are transported by helicopter known as?

What scale is used to measure the intensity of a hurricane?

What day on December 13th, 1916, is named for a deadly avalanche of Mount Marmolada in Italy during World War I?

An earthquake caused by a contractional deformation along the Léogâne fault occurred in what country?

What disaster differs from a landslide in that it involves a rapid accumulation of water in the ground?

In 2022, what hurricane hitting Atlantic Canada was the most powerful tropical storm to hit Canada on record?

The Fujita scale measures the intensity of what type of natural disaster?

Which of the three main bushfire types burns trees up until their canopy, and therefore is the most dangerous type of bushfire?

What river in China was responsible for a devastating flood in 1931, resulting in an estimated 3.7 million death toll?

Who was the king of England during the Great Fire of London?

What is the area called which lacks fuel and provides a barrier to prevent wildfires from spreading?

What is the name of the tectonic belt that surrounds the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are most frequent?

What subcategory of thunderstorm is also known as a "rotating thunderstorm" and is the most common cause of tornadoes?

What South Asian politically disputed region was struck by an earthquake in 2005?

What subcategory of floods is characterized by its sudden occurrence and short duration?