Natural disasters
Across
- 1. — A severe snowstorm with strong winds
- 6. — A powerful tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain
- 10. — An extended period of extremely hot weather
- 11. — Rapid movement of rock and soil down a slope
- 12. — A long period with little or no rainfall
- 13. — The release of lava, ash, and gases from a volcano
- 15. — Overflow of water onto normally dry land
Down
- 2. — A sudden slide of snow down a mountainside
- 3. — A large rotating storm system (similar to hurricanes in some regions)
- 4. — An uncontrolled fire spreading through vegetation
- 5. — An opening in Earth’s crust that erupts lava and ash
- 7. — A sudden event causing great damage or loss
- 8. Sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movement
- 9. — A massive sea wave usually triggered by underwater earthquakes
- 14. — A violently rotating column of air touching the ground