Natural Disasters Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
  2. 7. natural events that causes great damage or loss of life
  3. 9. an overflow of a large amount of water more than its normal limits, normally over what is dry land
  4. 11. when a big hole suddenly appears on land or water
  5. 15. a strong wind which carries clouds of fine dust
  6. 16. a natural electrical discharge of very short duration between a cloud and the ground
  7. 18. The ground suddenly starts to shake for a short period of time causing destruction
  8. 19. when there is not enough rain over a place
  9. 20. a storm of freezing rain that leaves a coating of ice.
Down
  1. 1. a system of winds rotating inwards to an area
  2. 2. a spell of cold weather over a wide area
  3. 3. a severe snowstorm with high winds
  4. 4. a large, destructive fire that spreads over a forest or area of woodland
  5. 5. a storm of heavy hail
  6. 8. a spinning wind shaped like a funnel
  7. 10. a mountain or a hill with a crater on it with lava inside
  8. 12. Hot weather for a long period of time
  9. 13. a high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other natural disasters
  10. 14. a wild uncontrolled fire in a bush area
  11. 17. a collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff