Puzzle 28: Natural Disasters

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Across
  1. 2. – Uncontrolled fire spreading rapidly through vegetation.
  2. 4. – Long period of unusually low rainfall.
  3. 7. – Sudden slide of snow down a mountain.
  4. 9. – Giant ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or eruptions.
  5. 10. – Rotating column of air touching both ground and cloud.
  6. 11. – Movement of rock or soil down a slope.
  7. 12. – Severe weather with wind, rain, or snow.
Down
  1. 1. – Overflow of water onto normally dry land.
  2. 3. – Sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movement.
  3. 5. – Large tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
  4. 6. – Electrical discharge from a storm cloud.
  5. 8. – Mountain that erupts molten rock, ash, and gases.