Natural Hazards.
Across
- 2. The loose material brought down by a river and deposited on its bed, flood plain or delta.
- 4. Aerially burning fuel that blows ahead of a firefront.
- 5. A fire burning out of control in the open; also called a wildfire.
- 6. The edge of a fire that spreads fastest.
- 8. A storm associated with lightning and thunder, occuring with cumulonimbus clouds.
- 9. An intense fire that may generate strong convection currents and violent winds causing long-range spotting and flame spirals.
- 12. A severe weather event that occurs where warm, moist, rising air begins to spiral upwards. Tropical cyclones are often accompanied by very strong winds, heav rain and rough seas.
- 14. A prolonged period of very hot weather.
Down
- 1. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an eartquake.
- 3. An extreme event that is the result of natural procceses and causes serious material damage or loss of life.
- 6. Part of a river valley covered by water during floods.
- 7. A prolonged period of below average precipitation.
- 10. An unusual accumlation of water that overflows from rivers, lakes and the ocean onto land that is normally covered by water.
- 11. Shaking of the ground that is generatefd by disturbances in the Earth's crust.
- 13. A surface where a cool air mass meets a warmer mass, into which it is advancing.