• Natural disasters /ˌnætʃ.ər.əl dɪˈzɑː.stər/ (n): thảm họa thiên nhiên (a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or tsunami that kills or injures a lot of people).

Ex: Europe's 2003 heat wave claimed more than 30,000 lives, making it the continent's largest natural disaster in 50 years.

• Avalanche /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/ (n): tuyết lở (a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain).

Ex: He was killed in an avalanche while skiing.

• Drought /draʊt/ (n): hạn hán (a long period of time when there is little or no rain).

Ex: Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought.

• Dust storm /ˈdʌst stɔːm/ (n): bão bụi (storm that carries clouds of dust in the wind over a wide area).

Ex: A massive, swirling dust storm suffocated livestock and entered homes through keyholes and cracks in floorboards.

• Forest fire /ˈfɒr.ɪst ˌfaɪər/: cháy rừng (a fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly).

Ex: In recent weeks forest fires have swept through large areas of Arizona and Colorado.

• Seismic /ˈsaɪzmɪk/ (adj): thuộc địa chấn (connected with or caused by earthquakes).

Ex: Factory explosion causes seismic damage.   

• Thunderstorm /ˈθʌndəstɔːm/ (n): bão tố có sấm sét (a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain).

Ex: He slept well, unaware of the thunderstorms which filled the night.

• Rainstorm /ˈreɪnstɔːm/ (n): mưa bão (a heavy fall of rain).

Ex: We drove for five hours through a rainstorm.

• Destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃn/ (n): sự phá hủy (the act of destroying something; the process of being destroyed).

Ex: A tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake.

• Cataclysm /ˈkætəklɪzəm/ (n): đại hồng thủy (a sudden disaster or a violent event that causes change, for example a flood or a war).

Ex: The cataclysm of the past 15 months or more calls everything into question.

• Fatality /fəˈtæləti/ (n): cái chết bất hạnh (a death that is caused in an accident or a war, or by violence or disease).

Ex: Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities.