Across
- 2. occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry.
- 3. a slow-onset disaster characterized by the lack of precipitation, resulting in a water shortage.
- 5. a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more.
- 7. the shifting of the Earth's plates, which results in a sudden shaking of the ground that can last for a few seconds to a few minutes
- 9. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
Down
- 1. an unplanned fire that burns in a natural area such as a forest, grassland, or prairie.
- 4. A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm.
- 6. declared when a certain set of conditions have been met.
- 8. a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
- 10. the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.