Across
- 1. A storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes strong winds.
- 4. A very strong tropical storm with powerful winds and heavy rain.
- 9. A large, uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly in natural areas like forests.
- 11. Weather conditions where snow and fog make it almost impossible to see.
- 12. When large amounts of rock, earth, or mud suddenly move down a slope.
- 14. A violently rotating column of air that touches the ground and causes damage.
- 15. The process by which fertile land becomes dry and turns into desert.
Down
- 2. A type of frozen rain that falls as small ice pellets.
- 3. A storm where strong winds lift large amounts of dust into the air.
- 4. A storm in which balls of ice fall from the sky.
- 5. A sudden period of unusually cold weather.
- 6. A long period of extremely hot weather, usually lasting several days.
- 7. A very strong snowstorm with heavy snow and powerful winds.
- 8. A long period with very little or no rain, causing water shortages.
- 10. A situation where water covers land that is normally dry.
- 13. A short period of very heavy rain.