Across
- 2. a high-water event in which water overflows
- 4. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction
- 7. occurs when magma is released from a volcano
- 8. a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
- 9. a period of time when an area or region experiences below-normal precipitation
Down
- 1. a severe snowstorm with high winds
- 3. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean
- 5. a violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm
- 6. a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage