Natural disasters

3. a long period when there is little or no rain:
5. (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
8. a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
9. an occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it; (of a volcano) the act of doing this
10. a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens

1. a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean
2. an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
4. a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground
6. a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
7. to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems