Yes, you can choose any natural disaster in your community or near by.

The list referenced in the email is to open up disaster that does not typically happen in your area.

Just make sure it is a natural disaster, and your team will be fine.

Best wishes,
T. (Curt) Tran
Judges Advisor, GMU Regional ’11 & '12
Judges Advisor, TJHSST Regional ’09
Mentor Team #5390, Kilmer-I ’09
Mentor Team #8941, Kilmer-II ’09
Coach Team #324, Scitobor ’08
Coach Team #3563, Rabid Llama Lords ’07

On Sep 10, 2013, at 1:09 PM, Alex Pettitt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> My team had an off list disaster that they wanted too.
> 
> My reading of it was you had to pick from this list.
> 
> I already had talked them out of Zombies which was their first choice.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> On 2013-09-10 12:51, Michael Jones wrote:
> 
>> The challenge materials state to choose a community where one of the
>> following natural disasters could happen:
>> 
>> Avalanche or landslide 
>> Tornado or cyclone
>> Earthquake 
>> Tsunami
>> Flood 
>> Volcanic eruption
>> Hurricane 
>> Wildfire
>> Storm (wind, sand, blizzard, or rain) 
>> 
>> Are teams allowed to choose natural disasters not on this list?  My team is
>> begging me to ask!
>> 
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