Crossword
Across
- 7. A situation developed as a result of an accident or a natural disaster resulting in threat to the lives of people, environment as well as damage to the property.
- 9. A rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.
- 10. The immediate and urgent movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard.
- 11. The act of preventing something.
- 14. Type of snowstorm, characterized by low visibility and temperatures.
- 15. An overflow of water that submerges land, which is usually dry.
- 16. A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, because of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- 18. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
- 19. A rapid flow of snow down a sloping surface.
- 22. The emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium.
- 23. Large scale air mass rotating around strong centers of low pressure in the northern hemisphere.
- 24. A statement telling of or an indication providing evidence of impending danger.
Down
- 1. A measure of the difference in electric potential between two points in space, a material, or an electric circuit, expressed in volts.
- 2. A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
- 3. The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals.
- 4. The act of exploding.
- 5. The condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage.
- 6. A condition, period of time, or place in which a person, animal, plant, vehicle, or amount of material suspected of carrying an infectious agent is kept in confinement or isolated in an effort to prevent disease from spreading.
- 8. A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.
- 12. Flood with a 50-60% concentration of rocks, minerals and stones.
- 13. Falling or sliding of a mass of soil from a steep slope due to heavy rains or Erosion.
- 17. A rapid flow of snow down a sloping surface.
- 20. An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm.
- 21. Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time.