1- Flood
It generally occurs as a result of a great amount of heavy rain, but it doesn’t always occur from heavy rain. In coastal areas, storms can cause it. Strong winds, hurricanes, melting ice, or snow can cause them, too.
Sometimes overflowing rivers cause it. It destroys many roads, farms, and houses. Many people lose their lives or homes. It has an economic impact, too. It causes a lot of damage to the environment.
Animals and plants die or lose their habitat.
2- Hurricane
It is a large storm. It begins in the ocean. It occurs over warm ocean water. Warm weather and warm water are the main reasons for it. It results in floods or fires, and leads to a lot of damage. It blows away many things on its way.
It causes a lot of financial troubles, too. Many people die and lose their homes each year as a result of it.
3- Volcanic
Eruption It occurs because of huge pressure under the Earth. Lava flows can destroy cities and nature. Explosion happens as a result of them. Everywhere gets covered with ash. People living close to the area evacuate their homes.
But, it also has beneficial effects on agriculture. The soil in that area becomes very fertile after many years of eruption.
4- Tornado
It is a very violent atmospheric storm. It is a whirling wind. It can reach up to 300 miles per hour. It forms over warm water. It mostly appears along the coastline and causes damage to coastal areas.
5- Earthquake It is shaking of the ground. It can occur everywhere in the sea or on the land. It can be violent. After the main shocks, people can feel small shocks (after shocks). Many buildings, roads, or bridges can collapse.
It can cause deaths of many people. It destroys cities. After all these shocks, fires, diseases, and landslides can occur. Turkey is at the risk of it all the time because it is located on many fault zones.
6 Tsunami
When an earthquake occurs at sea, it creates huge waves. At first, it is just one wave. Then the number of waves increases. They become violent. When they hit the beach, they cause serious damage.
It kills many people, animals, and damages the area.
7- Avalanche
It occurs in eastern and northern regions of Turkey. Rains in spring, winds, melting snows, even thunderstorms can trigger it. Huge mass of snow rolls down the mountains. It destroys the trees, farmlands, and buildings on its way.
8- Landslide
It mostly occurs in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Heavy rain, melting snow, steep slopes, and earthquakes trigger them. Almost every year it occurs in Turkey because of steep hills and mountains, deforestation, and rain patterns.
It destroys trees, houses, and roads. It causes death and injuries, too.