• Tsunami /tsuːˈnɑːmi/ (n): sống thần (an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake).

Ex: A tsunami early warning system was set up in Hawaii.

• Tornado /tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/ (n): lốc xoáy (a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top).

Ex: Tornadoes ripped into the southern United States yesterday.

• Meteorite /ˈmiːtiəraɪt/ (n): thiên thạch (a piece of rock from outer space that hits the earth’s surface).

Ex: A large meteorite falls to earth and destroys a town.

• Tremor /ˈtremə(r)/ (n) : chấn động (a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly).

Ex: The scandal sent tremors through the political establishment.

• Landslide /ˈlændslaɪd/ (n): lở đất (a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff).

Ex: The house was buried beneath a landslide.

• Lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ (n): sét (a flash, or several flashes, of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity).

Ex: He was struck by lightning and killed.

• Hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən/ (n): bão (ở Đại tây Dương) (a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean).

Ex: A powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast.

• Whirlpool /ˈwɜːlpuːl/ (n): xoáy nước (a place in a river or the sea where currents of water turn round and round very fast).

Ex: She felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion.

• Acid rain /ˌæsɪd ˈreɪn/ (n): mưa axit (rain that contains harmful chemicals from factory gases and that damages trees, crops and buildings).

Ex: Sulphur, falling as acid rain, is killing fish in the Great Lakes.

• Snowstorm /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ (n): bão tuyết (very heavy fall of snow, usually with a strong wind).

Ex: We fought our way through a raging snowstorm.

• Gale /ɡeɪl/ (n): cơn gió mạnh (an extremely strong wind).

Ex: The gale blew down hundreds of trees.