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Day 83 - Natural Disasters

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Vocabulary of the day

Jarðskjálfti (earthquake)


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flóð (flood)


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fellibylur (hurricane)


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tornádó (tornado)


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flóðbylgja (tsunami)


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Eldfjall (volcano)


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eldgos (eruption)


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Jarðskriða (landslide)


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Þurrka (drought)


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Villt eldur (wildfire)


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stormur (storm)


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Elding (lightning)


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Þruma (thunder)


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Snjóstormur (blizzard)


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fellibylur (cyclone)


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Snjóflóð (avalanche)


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hamfarir (disaster)


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neyðarástand (emergency)


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ýkja (evacuate)


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björgun (rescue)


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Afkomandi (survivor)


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aðstoð (aid)


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hjálp (relief)


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skemmdir (damage)


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rusl (debris)


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vá (hazard)


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Jarðskjálftamælir (seismograph)


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stærðargráða (magnitude)


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upptök (epicenter)


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Eftirskjálfti (aftershock)


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spá (forecast)


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viðvörun (warning)


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Skerðing (shelter)


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