Natural Disasters - Blizzards and SnowstormsBlizzards - Earthquake - Flood - Forest fire - Hurricanes - Tornado - Tsunami - Volcano A Blizzard is a violent snowstorm. Weather forecasters classify a Blizzard when:
A result of a blizzard is reduced visibility, therefore can cause car crashes, hypothermia, and disruptions to transportation and power distribution systems.
An extreme form of a blizzard is a white-out which makes it impossible to distinguish the difference between the ground and the air. People can easily become lost in these circumstances. Blizzards are common in north-eastern United States and upper Midwest.
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