Natural Disaster

2. a type of solid rain made up of balls or lumps of ice.
4. gas and/or lava are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively.
9. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
11. a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.
12. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
13. a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert.
15. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

1. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
3. A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm
5. the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
6. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
7. a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
8. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
10. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
14. a depression in the ground that has no natural external surface drainage.