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Active volcano

A volcano that may erupt at any time.

Advanced

Very modern; ahead of the time.

Affect

To influence.

Aftershock

A tremor after an earthquake.

Ash

The greyish-white or black powder created when a volcano erupts.

Awake

Not sleeping.

Be/get trapped

To get caught and held in a place.

Bitterly cold

Extremely cold.

Blizzard

A snowstorm with strong winds.

Casualty

Somebody wounded or killed in an event.

Chop down

To cut down.

Clean up

To make something neat and tidy.

Collapse

To fall down.

Contaminate

To make a substance harmful by putting something in it.

Coral reef

A formation made of small sea creatures called coral.

Corrected

Made right.

Count on

To rely on somebody.

Damage

To harm; to injure.

Devastating

Highly destructive.

Minus

Below zero.

Dispose of

To throw away unwanted things.

Downpour

A sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain.

Endangered species

A class of animals or plants which is in danger of becoming extinct.

Eruption

An instance of hot rocks and ash exploding out of the top of a volcano.

Evacuate

(Of a group of people) to move away from a place of danger to somewhere safer.