Natural disasters
Across
- 2. a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
- 5. sudden movement of the earth's plates
- 10. usually from intense rain, the water enters everywhere
- 11. volcanos release lava and toxic gasses
- 12. a tropical storm with winds blowing in large spiral around a relatively calm center known as 'eye'.
Down
- 1. a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in the world
- 3. A violently rotating column of air touching the ground
- 4. land falling down from a hill
- 6. a giant, rotating storm that brings wind, rain, and destruction
- 7. a large, destructive fire that spreads over a forest or area of woodland.
- 8. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
- 9. a strong wind in a desert area, which carries sand through the air