Natural Disasters and Environmental Impacts Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Prolonged lack of rainfall causing water shortages
  2. 6. Powerful ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes or eruptions.
  3. 8. Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns, mainly due to human activity
  4. 11. How susceptible people or environments are to harm
  5. 13. Decline of environmental quality from harmful activities
  6. 14. Overflow of water that submerges land
  7. 21. When one disaster triggers or intensifies others
  8. 22. An Intense tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
  9. 23. Removal of forests, leading to loss of biodiversity and increased carbon in the atmosphere
  10. 24. Disasters caused by extreme weather events like storms or droughts
Down
  1. 1. A fast-spinning air column reaching from a thunderstorm to the ground
  2. 3. Sudden, large-scale natural events causing damage or loss of life
  3. 4. Uncontrolled fire in forests or grasslands, often worsened by dry weather
  4. 5. The destruction or alteration of the natural home for plants or animals
  5. 7. Potentially dangerous natural processes or events
  6. 9. The effect of an action, event, or policy on the environment
  7. 10. An opening in Earth’s surface where molten rock, ash, and gases escape.
  8. 12. Disasters from processes within or on Earth, like earthquakes or volcanic eruptions
  9. 15. Introduction of harmful substances into air, water, or soil, affecting organisms and ecosystems
  10. 16. Loss of topsoil by wind, water, or human activity
  11. 17. Land degradation in dry areas resulting in loss of productivity and turning land into desert
  12. 18. Sudden shaking of the ground due to fault movement in Earth’s crust.
  13. 19. Sudden movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope
  14. 20. Degradation: Increasing pollution and harmful substances in the air, reducing air quality