Bushfires, droughts and Floods

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Across
  1. 4. Of all the water on earth, only .003....is available fresh water that is not polluted, trapped in soil, or too far underground.
  2. 6. another term for Dry
  3. 7. Natural Hazardous Event
  4. 10. australia's worst busfire in the 21st Centuary
  5. 11. ....Floods are extremely dangerous.
  6. 13. a....is the leading edge of a moving fire.
  7. 14. in terms of lives lost and property damaged,....are just behind tornadoes as the top natural disaster.
  8. 16. 1887 Yellow River (Huang He) flood
  9. 17. deadliest flood in history
  10. 18. the 1984-1985 drought led to a famine which killed 750,000 people.
  11. 19. an overflow of water that submerges land from a body of water
Down
  1. 1. one type of drought referring to water shortages affecting people in society(drinking water, running water).
  2. 2. bushfires usually occur in what season
  3. 3. referring to a lack of precipitation.
  4. 5. ....flooding occurs along the edges of oceans, and is driven predominantly by storm surges and wave damage.
  5. 8. one type of drought referring to a lack of moisture in the soil where crops grow.
  6. 9. one type of drought referring to low levels of water in lakes and reservoirs.
  7. 10. A natural disaster that is wildy uncontrollable
  8. 12. an extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
  9. 15. an Australian Voulenteer organization