Natural Disaster Preparedness Vocabulary

noun a natural or man-made embankment along a river or lake, typically to prevent flooding

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• The levee was built to protect the town from flooding.
• Hey, let's go hang out by the levee and watch the sunset.
• I heard there's a party happening down by the levee tonight.
• The levee of emotions finally broke, and she couldn't hold back her tears any longer.

noun the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something

• The government implemented various mitigation measures to reduce the impact of the natural disaster.
• We need to come up with a plan to mitigate the damage caused by the storm.
• Let's figure out how to lessen the blow from this situation.
• She tried to mitigate the tension in the room by cracking a joke.

noun an underground shelter designed to protect against severe weather, typically a tornado or hurricane

• The family took shelter in the storm cellar during the tornado warning.
• We should hang out in the storm cellar until the storm passes.
• Let's chill in the storm cellar until the coast is clear.
• She retreated to her mental storm cellar whenever faced with overwhelming emotions.

noun the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, especially regarding temperature, precipitation, and wind

• The weather forecast predicts heavy rain for the next few days.
• I heard the weather is going to be really bad this weekend.
• The weather today is totally whack, man.
• The stormy weather in his life finally cleared up after he made some changes.