Natural disasters
Across
- 5. a great lack or shortage, especially of food
- 6. an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water
- 8. a fast rotating column of air extending from a cloud to the ground
- 10. a fall of snow and ice down a mountain
- 11. an overflowing of a large amount of water over land
- 12. large long-period sea waves caused by fault movements and volcanic eruptions
Down
- 1. a storm with wind over 75 mph, usually having a lot of rain and lightning
- 2. an event or process that destroys life and/or property
- 3. downward falling of a mass of soil or rock from a steep slope
- 4. a vent in Earth's surface where ash and hot liquid rock can come out
- 7. a large destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or bush
- 9. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground