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The minimum short-term natural hazard is
Options:
A .  volcanic eruption
B .  blizzard
C .  bolt of lightning
D .  earthquake
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, severe thunderstorms, lightning, and wildfires are all examples of sudden natural hazards which develop with little warning and strike rapidly.
However, a bolt of lightning is the minimum short term hazard of all which lasts few seconds. Lighting is one of the most spectacular results of a thunderstorm.

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