Across
- 3. Storm characterized by a low-pressure center and multiple thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Develops over warm water.
- 5. Extreme event caused by environmental factors like storms, floods, droughts, and heatwaves.
- 8. Rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain.
- 10. Prolonged period of dry weather with little to no rainfall.
- 11. Series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean.
- 12. Violent rotating column of air that is touching the ground and a cumulonimbus cloud.
Down
- 1. Uncontrolled burning in the countryside or wilderness.
- 2. An opening in the planet's surface which allows hot magma to escape from below the surface.
- 4. Movement of earth, rock or debris down a slope.
- 6. Sudden shaking of the ground as a result of the movement of the earth's tectonic plates.
- 7. When water overflows onto land that is usually dry.
- 9. Seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing winds of a region. Occurs when air crosses over the equator and changes the Coriolis force.