Matching Pairs Natural disasters unit 4Online version vocabulary unit 4 by Javi Alejandra 1 Hurricanes happen in the... 2 A tsunami... 3 A tornado is... 4 Blizzard... 5 A drought ocurrs when... 6 Earthquakes are... is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility. a windstorm occurring over land. violent shakings of the Earth's crust that may cause destruction to buildings. there is a long period with little or no rain. Atlantic Ocean, whereas typhoons happen in the Pacific. is a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance usually associated with earthquakes occurring below or near the ocean