Recognize vocabulary for earthquakes, severe weather, wildfires and disaster response.
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Earthquake and volcano words in Spanish
Terremoto and sismo name an earthquake. Una réplica is an aftershock; it is not the same word as epicentro, the point on the surface above the quake’s origin.
la erupción volcánicavolcanic eruption · lah eh-roop-SYOHN bohl-KAH-nee-kah
la lavalava · lah LAH-bah
la ceniza volcánicavolcanic ash · lah seh-NEE-sah bohl-KAH-nee-kah
el deslizamiento de tierralandslide · el dehs-lee-sah-MYEHN-toh deh TYEH-rrah
el desprendimiento de rocasrockfall · el dehs-prehn-dee-MYEHN-toh deh RROH-kahs
la avalanchaavalanche · lah ah-bah-LAHN-chah
el tsunamitsunami · el tsoo-NAH-mee
Floods, storms and wildfires in Spanish
Una inundación is a flood; una sequía is a drought. Una ola de calor is a heat wave, a multiword term naming one event.
Huracán and tifón are regional names for certain tropical cyclones. Review everyday conditions in weather in Spanish.
la inundaciónflood · lah ee-noon-dah-SYOHN
la inundación repentinaflash flood · lah ee-noon-dah-SYOHN reh-pehn-TEE-nah
la sequíadrought · lah seh-KEE-ah
el huracánhurricane · el oo-rah-KAHN
el tifóntyphoon · el tee-FOHN
el tornadotornado · el tor-NAH-doh
el incendio forestalwildfire · el een-SEHN-dyoh foh-rehs-TAHL
la ola de calorheat wave · lah OH-lah deh kah-LOR
la ola de fríocold wave · lah OH-lah deh FREE-oh
la granizadahailstorm · lah grah-nee-SAH-dah
Spanish disaster response vocabulary
Alerta is an alert and evacuación is an evacuation. These are vocabulary terms; specific instructions come from the local authorities handling an event.
Los escombros are rubble. El rescate is rescue, while el refugio is a shelter or place of refuge.
el desastredisaster · el deh-SAHS-treh
el riesgorisk · el RRYEHS-goh
la alertaalert · lah ah-LEHR-tah
la evacuaciónevacuation · lah eh-bah-kwah-SYOHN
el refugioshelter · el reh-FOO-hyoh
el rescaterescue · el rehs-KAH-teh
los escombrosrubble · lohs ehs-KOHM-brohs
los dañosdamage · lohs DAH-nyohs
el apagónpower outage · el ah-pah-GOHN
la reconstrucciónreconstruction · lah reh-kohns-trook-SYOHN
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Natural Disasters in Spanish: the full list
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Quick answer:earthquake is el terremoto, aftershock is la réplica, epicenter is el epicentro, volcanic eruption is la erupción volcánica, lava is la lava, volcanic ash is la ceniza volcánica, landslide is el deslizamiento de tierra, rockfall is el desprendimiento de rocas, avalanche is la avalancha, and tsunami is el tsunami.
