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- 3. A severe shortage of food that affects a large number of people caused by a drought.
- 4. The first developmental stage of a hurricane.
- 7. This result of a drought happens when animals eat faster than the grass can grow back, leaving the soil bare and damaged.
- 8. "A hurricane is definitely coming soon, so you need to take action immediately to stay safe". This is a hurricane ____.
- 9. This scale is used to classify hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean based on their wind speeds.
- 11. Anything that can cause harm or danger to people, property, or the environment is a natural ____.
- 13. A violent weather condition characterized by strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and sometimes hail or lightning.
- 14. A severe or unusual weather condition that is significantly different from the average or expected weather for a particular place and time of year.
- 17. Happens regularly and follow expected weather patterns.
- 19. The hurricane season begins the 1st of this month.
- 20. Jamaica and other countries in the Caribbean are prone to drought because they lie in the ____.
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- 1. This hurricane affected Jamaica in July of 2024.
- 2. A sudden, serious event that causes great damage, loss, or suffering to people, property, or the environment is a natural ____.
- 5. A large, powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters, producing very strong winds (above 119 km/h), heavy rain, and flooding.
- 6. The Atlantic hurricane season ends the 30th of this month.
- 10. This category of a hurricane has over 250km/h winds.
- 12. The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in a particular place.
- 15. The center of the hurricane.
- 16. A long period of unusually low to no rainfall.
- 18. "A hurricane might hit the area soon, so you should start preparing". This is an example of a hurricane ____.