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Natural Hazards and Disasters
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Name four common natural hazards.

Answer

The common natural hazards are:
i. Volcanic eruptions
ii. earthquakes
iii. tsunamis
iv. droughts, floods, cyclones, soil erosion, mudflows etc.

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