natural calamities
Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes
Natural calamities are catastrophic events caused by nature rather than human action—earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, and the like.
The phrase emphasizes the scale of destruction and suffering: The region has experienced repeated natural calamities.
Often interchangeable with natural disasters, though calamity carries a slightly more literary or formal tone.
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- act of GodUnforeseeable natural catastrophe
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- rising watersIncreasing water levels
pest infestation · landslide · tornado · flash flood · tsunami · drought · crop failure · glacier melt · climate crisis · pandemic · state of emergency · mass evacuation · relief efforts · sinkhole · avalanche · cyclone · freak weather · volcanic eruption
natural calamitiesindustrial accidents
Harmful events at worksites
acts of war · nuclear accidents · oil spills · chemical spills · human error
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