Glossary term:

"natural disaster"

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Defined for the Census as any event falling within the following:

  • Hurricane or typhoon
  • Tornado
  • Insect invasion
  • Earthquake
  • Volcanic eruption
  • Flood
  • Blizzard
  • Freezing rain
  • Tidal wave
  • Drought
  • Wildfire
  • Extreme heat wave
  • Extreme cold wave
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