Across
- 2. Rapidly rotating columns of air touching the ground.
- 8. Release of ash, gas, and lava.
- 9. Severe snowstorms with high winds and low visibility.
- 12. /Bursts of radiation from the sun that can knock out power grids.
- 13. Atmospheric electrical discharges with heavy rain.
- 16. /Massive swarms of insects (like locusts) that destroy crops.
- 17. Widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases.
- 18. Rapid flow of snow down a mountain.
- 20. Large rocks from space hitting the Earth's surface.
- 21. /Disturbances in Earth's magnetic field caused by solar wind.
Down
- 1. Overflow of water onto normally dry land.
- 3. Long periods with little to no rain, causing water shortages.
- 4. Rare "lake bursts" where CO2 suddenly erupts from deep lake water.
- 5. Massive spinning storm systems with high winds.
- 6. Giant ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes.
- 7. Uncontrolled fires in forests or grasslands.
- 10. When the ground collapses into a hollow space underground.
- 11. Precipitation in the form of balls of ice.
- 14. Extended periods of dangerously hot weather.
- 15. Sudden shaking of the ground.
- 19. Large amounts of earth or rock sliding down a slope.