Weather Crosswords

2. is declared when a certain set of conditions have been met. This criteria includes at least 30% of a given area's children suffering from severe malnutrition. That means that, by the time a famine is declared, children are already starting to die because their parents cannot give them enough food to survive.
3. They can happen after heavy rains, droughts, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
5. is defined by being contained in a small population, but the number of cases is larger than normally expected.
6. A wildfire is a fire that burns out of control in a natural area, like a forest, grassland, or prairie. Wildfires can start from natural causes, such as lightning, but they are usually caused by humans, such as campers or hikers who did not put out their campfire properly
7. are outgrowths of powerful thunderstorms that appear as rotating, funnel-shaped clouds.
9. is one the most powerful and destructive natural forces. It is a series of waves (not just one) caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean.
10. dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in the world.

1. spew hot, dangerous gases, ash, lava, and rock that are powerfully destructive.
4. Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas.
5. a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground
8. can be triggered by wind, rain, warming temperatures, snow and earthquakes. They can also be triggered by skiers, snowmobiles, hikers, vibrations from machinery or construction.