Natural Disasters

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Across
  1. 3. Storm characterized by a low-pressure center and multiple thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Develops over warm water.
  2. 5. Extreme event caused by environmental factors like storms, floods, droughts, and heatwaves.
  3. 8. Rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain.
  4. 10. Prolonged period of dry weather with little to no rainfall.
  5. 11. Series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean.
  6. 12. Violent rotating column of air that is touching the ground and a cumulonimbus cloud.
Down
  1. 1. Uncontrolled burning in the countryside or wilderness.
  2. 2. An opening in the planet's surface which allows hot magma to escape from below the surface.
  3. 4. Movement of earth, rock or debris down a slope.
  4. 6. Sudden shaking of the ground as a result of the movement of the earth's tectonic plates.
  5. 7. When water overflows onto land that is usually dry.
  6. 9. Seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing winds of a region. Occurs when air crosses over the equator and changes the Coriolis force.