weather + nature

1. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
5. a heavy fall of rain
6. a prolonged period of unusually hot weather
9. a long, high sea wave
10. light rain falling in very fine drops.
13. a large insect with long back legs that can jump very high
15. a very strong wind
16. a calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.

2. a movement of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction
3. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
4. very hot
6. a place where bees live
7. a large or dense group of flying insects
8. small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
11. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
12. 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
14. rain containing some ice, as when snow melts as it falls