Natural Disasters

2. an event, either natural or human-caused, involving a risk to people and property
6. a series of vibrations in the earth's crust
9. a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam and ash are expelled
11. the point on the Earth's surface above the focus of an earthquake, where the greatest amount of damage occurs
13. an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption
14. a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land

1. a fire burning out of control in a rural area
3. plates on which the continents sit
4. a short period of well above average temperatures
5. the sliding downslope of a mass of land on a mountain or hillside
7. wind-and-pressure system characterized by circular wind motion
8. an unusual accumulation of water that overflows from rivers, lakes or the ocean onto land that is not normally covered by water
10. a prolonged period of below average rainfall
12. weather conditions of a region, including temperature, humidity, precipitation and wind