ACROSS
1. A very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can
cause great destruction when it reaches land.→TSUNAMI

5 A shaking of a part of the Earth's surface that often causes great damage→EARTHQUAKE

7 A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans→TYPHOON

8 A long period of time during which there is very little or no rain.→DROUGHT


DOWN
2 A large amount of snow and ice or of dirt and rocks that slides suddenly down the side of a mountain →AVALANCHE

3 A large amount of snow →HEAVY SNOW

4 Dust, sand, and other particulate matter from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan blown over China,
Korea, and Japan in the spring. →YELLOW DUST

6 An overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry →FLOOD

8 A sudden heavy rain →DOWNPOUR