Natural disasters

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Across
  1. 2. eruption when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano- sometimes explosively.
  2. 3. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines.
  3. 6. the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
  4. 8. the process of a species, family or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct.
Down
  1. 1. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
  2. 4. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction.
  3. 5. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.
  4. 7. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.