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abandon ship
/əˈbændən ˈʃɪp/

To leave or forsake a ship, due to its impending doom.

dowse
dowseverb
/daʊs/

To fall suddenly into water.

blowback
/ˈbloʊbæk/

An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action.

tragedies
/ˈtrædʒədiz/

A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

wipe out
/waɪp aʊt/

To destroy (especially, a large number of people or things); to obliterate.

catastrophes
/kəˈtæstrəfiz/

Any large and disastrous event of great significance

inundation
/ɪnʌnˈdeɪʃən/ /ɪnənˈdeɪʃən/

The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

flood plains
/ˈflʌd ˌpleɪnz/

An alluvial plain that may or may not experience occasional or periodic flooding.

mitigation
/mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

quakes
quakesnoun
/kweɪks/

A trembling or shaking.

damaged
/ˈdæmɪdʒd/

To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

epidemic
/ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/

A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.

incident
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/

An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

smoulder
/ˈsmoʊldər/ /ˈsməʊldər/

To burn with no flame and little smoke.

nor'easters
/ˌnɔrˈiːstərz/ /ˌnɔːrˈiːstərz/

An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually come from the northeast.

implodes
/ɪmˈploʊdz/

To collapse or burst inward violently.

come unstuck
/ˈkʌm ˌʌnˈstʌk/

To get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails.

floodwaters
/ˈflʌdˌwɔtərz/ /ˈflʌdˌwɑtərz/

The waters of a flood

"The floodwaters damaged many homes in our town. "

scorching
/ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/ /ˈskɔːrtʃən/

To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

wipeout
/ˈwaɪpaʊt/

The act of colliding or crashing.