Natural disasters, Kristjan Vent ISP16
Across
- 2. a severe snowstorm with high winds.
- 5. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
- 8. the process of replanting an area with trees.
- 10. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.
- 11. a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale (56–63 knots or 103–117 km/h).
- 13. a storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.
- 14. a quickly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents.
- 16. a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand.
- 18. a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
- 19. convert waste into reusable material.
- 21. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- 22. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
- 23. a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.
- 25. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
Down
- 1. he emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
- 3. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
- 4. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
- 6. a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains below freezing point throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
- 7. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted.
- 9. a person who is concerned about protecting the environment.
- 12. the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
- 15. the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
- 17. an involuntary quivering movement.
- 20. a storm with heavy hail.
- 24. hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.