Natural disasters, Kristjan Vent ISP16

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Across
  1. 2. a severe snowstorm with high winds.
  2. 5. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
  3. 8. the process of replanting an area with trees.
  4. 10. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.
  5. 11. a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale (56–63 knots or 103–117 km/h).
  6. 13. a storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.
  7. 14. a quickly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents.
  8. 16. a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand.
  9. 18. a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
  10. 19. convert waste into reusable material.
  11. 21. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  12. 22. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
  13. 23. a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.
  14. 25. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
Down
  1. 1. he emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
  2. 3. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
  3. 4. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
  4. 6. a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains below freezing point throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
  5. 7. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted.
  6. 9. a person who is concerned about protecting the environment.
  7. 12. the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
  8. 15. the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
  9. 17. an involuntary quivering movement.
  10. 20. a storm with heavy hail.
  11. 24. hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.