Natural disasters

1. A long period of dry weather
9. A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
11. Alley Great Plains area where tornadoes occur most
12. Massive storms with powerful winds and heavy rain that occur above ocean waters near the equator.
13. A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
15. A heavy snowstorm with strong winds

2. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
3. A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
4. A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
5. eruption The release of material from under Earth's crust to its surface
6. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
7. A very heavy flow of water, which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel.
8. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
10. Great destruction or loss of life caused by natural forces rather than by human actions
14. the remains of something that has been destroyed