Natural Hazards in Australia

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Across
  1. 1. unusual accumulation of water that overflows from lakes river etc.
  2. 4. a prolonged period of below average precipitation
  3. 5. a storm associated with lightning and thunder occurring with cumulonimbus clouds
  4. 6. an intense fire that may generate strong convection currents ad violent winds causing long range spotting and flame spirals
  5. 7. disaster an extreme event that is a result of natural prossies and has potential to cause serious material damage and loss of life
  6. 8. something burning out of control in open
  7. 9. shaking of the ground that is generated by disturbances in the earth’s crust
  8. 11. plants found in low rainfall areas; their leathery leaves help reduce water loss
Down
  1. 1. aerially burning fuel that blows ahead of a fire front
  2. 2. the edge of a fire that spreads fastest
  3. 3. a surface where cool air mass meets warmer mass
  4. 5. a severe weather event that occurs where worm ,moist ,warm rising air begins to spiral upwards.
  5. 10. part of a river valley covered by water during flood
  6. 11. surge a rise in sea level above normal tide caused by very low atmospheric pressure and the stress of strong winds on the sea surface when a tropical cyclone approaches of crosses a coastline
  7. 12. a prolonged period of very hot weather