Natural Disaters

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Across
  1. 2. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  2. 4. when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively.
  3. 5. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
  4. 9. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
  5. 11. a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert.
  6. 13. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
  7. 15. the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
Down
  1. 1. a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.
  2. 3. a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
  3. 6. a storm of heavy hail.
  4. 7. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
  5. 8. a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.
  6. 10. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
  7. 12. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
  8. 14. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.