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• Hydrology


  A science that deals with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
• Meteorology


  The scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting
• Weather


  The day-to-day state of the atmosphere
• Climate


  The average course of weather conditions for a particular location over a period of many years
• Cyclone


  If it occurs in the Northern Indian Ocean
• Typhoon


  If the storm happens along the Northwest Pacific
• Hurricane


  A typhoon formed in the Atlantic Ocean
• Tornado


  A mobile destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
• Flash Flood


  A type of flood that occurs within six hours, mainly due to heavy rainfall that requires a rapid localized warning system
• Coastal Flood


  A type of flood that is usually caused by hurricanes, tropical cyclones, and others on low-lying coastal areas
• River Flood


  A type of flood that is caused by precipitation over a large catchment area, melting of snow or both which feeds a river or a river system
• Urban Flood


  A type of flood caused by the inability of the soil to absorb water due to lack of drainage
• Ice Jam


  An accumulation of ice at a natural or man-made obstruction that stops the flow of water thereby causing floods
• FIRE


  The process of oxidation of any material resulting in burning
• FIRE Category D


  Involves metals
• Oxidation


  Oxygen molecules interact with different substances in the environment
• Fire triangle


  A model that shows the three essential components that when present can start a fire and sustain it: fuel, heat and oxygen