Natural Disasters

2. a simple measuring device usually placed in rivers or lakes to measure water level and allow preparation for flooding at a designated level
4. Watery clay soil slides down a mountain
5. an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak. The ejection of molten rock, steam, etc., as from a volcano or geyser.
7. a giant wave caused by movement of the ocean floor
8. A natural occurrence caused by extreme weather or geologic events
9. a device that measures the size (magnitude) of earthquakes (NOTE: These do NOT predict)
13. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
14. a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
16. a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
17. to use available information to draw a conclusion about what may occur in the future
18. a small device placed on a volcano to detect small changes in the earth of the volcano to predict eruption events
19. a storm of the most intense severity.

1. a technology that uses radar signals to determine the location of incoming storms, especially in flat areas prone to tornadoes
3. a small explosive used to cause small avalanches to prevent a major avalanche
6. A natural hazard that causes harm to humans
7. a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
10. a floating monitor that detects small changes in water level far out in the ocean to allow time to evacuate tsunami zones for higher ground
11. to stop an event from occurring before it begins
12. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
15. a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.