Natural disasters

123456789101112
Across
  1. 2. A severe snowstorm with high winds
  2. 3. A sudden, violent shaking of the ground
  3. 5. An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits
  4. 6. An extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
  5. 7. A large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or bush
  6. 9. A storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
  7. 10. A tropical cyclone with winds of 119 km/h or greater
  8. 12. When gas and/or lava are released from a volcano, sometimes explosively
Down
  1. 1. A prolonged period of abnormally hot weather
  2. 4. A mass of snow, ice and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
  3. 6. A violently rotating column of air touching the ground
  4. 8. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
  5. 11. A collapse of mass of earth or rock from a mountain or a cliff