Natural hazards: essentials

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Across
  1. 1. relating to forms of energy that are produced using the sun, wind, etc., or from crops, rather than those using fuels such as oil or coal
  2. 4. a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean
  3. 6. relating to the structure of the surface of the earth and the way it is formed, changed, and moved by forces inside it
  4. 11. water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow
  5. 12. of, relating to, or made by a volcano (= a mountain with a hole at the top through which hot liquid rock is or has been forced out)
  6. 13. a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm, wet air
  7. 15. a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways
Down
  1. 2. a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
  2. 3. a long period when there is little or no rain
  3. 5. a fire that is burning strongly and out of control on an area of grass or bushes in the countryside
  4. 7. relating to weather conditions
  5. 8. a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground
  6. 9. a severe snow storm with strong winds
  7. 10. hot liquid rock found just below the surface of the earth
  8. 14. a hole in the ground from which hot water and steam come out