Across
- 5. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
- 7. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
- 9. a mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside or other slope.
- 10. an extreme scarcity of food.
- 11. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Down
- 1. a large, destructive fire that spreads over a forest or area of woodland.
- 2. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
- 3. when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano, sometimes explosively.
- 4. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- 6. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
- 8. a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.