Extreme weather refers to severe or unusual meteorological conditions that can cause significant damage and disrupt daily life. In Spanish, learning these terms helps describe powerful natural events and their impact on the environment and society.
- A1/A2 Spanish vocabulary covering major types of extreme weather and their effects.
- Useful for discussing natural disasters, climate change, and emergency situations.
- Includes nouns, verbs, and adjectives related to extreme weather phenomena.
Hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, and floods are all extreme weather events.
'Tormenta' means 'storm' in Spanish.
'Inundación' means flood and 'sequía' means drought.
- Hurricane (El huracán)
- Tornado (El tornado)
- Flood (La inundación)
- Drought (La sequía)
- Storm (La tormenta)
- Lightning (El relámpago)
- Thunder (El trueno)
- Snowstorm (La nevada/la tormenta de nieve)
- Heat wave (La ola de calor)
- Cold wave (La ola de frío)
- Ice (El hielo)
- Hail (El granizo)
- Mudslide (El deslizamiento de tierra)
- To flood (Inundar)
- To freeze (Congelar)
- To evacuate (Evacuar)
- To warn (Advertir)
- Severe (Severo/a)
- Dangerous (Peligroso/a)
- Emergency (La emergencia)
- Damage (El daño)