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1. When there is a drought, it is usually because there is no rain
   but just sun.
2. A major cause of death during a flood is drowning.
   
3. Two of the pollutants which may be carried by floodwaters
   are oil and mud.
   
4. If sewer systems are damaged, water supplies may become
   contaminated and the spread of disease may follow.
   
5. Days of high fire danger are also characterised by low humidity levels.
   
6. Fires burn faster uphill.
   
7. Television and radio warnings provide vital information during the bush fire season.
   
8. Lightning is one of the natural causes of bush fire ignition.
   
9. Food supplies may be depleted by losses of penned livestock and damage to crops.
   
10. The loss of age-old cultural artefacts is one type of flood damage, which cannot be repaired.
    
11. Land gales are one of the two broad categories of severe storms.
    
12. Thunder is produced when lightning strikes.
    
13. Flash flooding may result from heavy rain.
    
14. The angle at which a cyclone crosses the coast and the shape of the sea floor will both influence the size of a storm surge.
    
15. During a storm surge, sea water flows over low lying land.
    
16. Emergency aid may be sent to places seriously affected by flooding.

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