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climatologic disaster Any natural disaster caused by climatologic disturbances, which may be linked to global phenomena—e.g., El Niño, La Niña—which impact on local weather Examples Floods, earthquakes and storms, often land-based—tornadoes—or water-based—cyclones, hurricanes, typhoonsclimatologic disaster Public health Any natural disaster caused by climatologic disturbances, which may be linked to global phenomena–eg El Niño, La Niña that impact on local weather Examples Floods, earthquakes and storms–often land-based–tornadoes or water-based–cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons. See Earthquake. Cf Geological disaster. |