Natural disasters

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Across
  1. 1. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud
  2. 4. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
  3. 5. a storm with a violent wind (and a nickname for one British football player)
  4. 7. a very strong wind
  5. 8. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
  6. 10. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
  7. 12. the ejection of molten rock, steam, etc., as from a volcano or geyser
  8. 13. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush
Down
  1. 1. a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
  2. 2. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction
  3. 3. a severe flood
  4. 6. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits
  5. 9. a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
  6. 11. a collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff