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avalanche: During the ________ in Montroc, France, in 1999, twelve people were buried under 100,000 tons of snow five meters in depth.
drought: Last year a severe ________ ruined the crops, the soil was dry as a bone.
tsunami: In 2008 the ________ was the worst natural disaster to ever strike Thailand, the giant wave caused lots of deaths and major damage to the economy of the country.
eruption: The most common type of volcanic ________ occurs when magma is released from beneath the earth, which is usually accompanied by ash and gases.
blizzard: In January ________ conditions made roads in Germany almost impassible, the snowstorm had been raging for more than a week.
hurricanes: In 2011 Irene was by far one of the most destructive and deadly ________ ever to hit the USA with windspeed reaching up to 120 miles per hour.
fire: The forest ________ was raging for two weeks in Russia, the large tract of relict trees was completely burnt away.
desertification: ________ takes place in drylands where the earth is fragile and vulnerable to erosion and soil degradation.
flood: Annual ________ damage can be eliminated by moving houses further from the river.
earthquakes: The series of devastating ________ with a magnitude of 7.0 or above on the Richter scale caused significant damage to Japan in 2011.
Natural disasters
Across:1. | In January ________ conditions made roads in Germany almost impassible, the snowstorm had been raging for more than a week. | 6. | The series of devastating ________ with a magnitude of 7.0 or above on the Richter scale caused significant damage to Japan in 2011. | 8. | In 2008 the ________ was the worst natural disaster to ever strike Thailand, the giant wave caused lots of deaths and major damage to the economy of the country. |
| 9. | Annual ________ damage can be eliminated by moving houses further from the river. | 10. | The most common type of volcanic ________ occurs when magma is released from beneath the earth, which is usually accompanied by ash and gases. |
| | Down:2. | During the ________ in Montroc, France, in 1999, twelve people were buried under 100,000 tons of snow five meters in depth. | 3. | Last year a severe ________ ruined the crops, the soil was dry as a bone. | 4. | In 2011 Irene was by far one of the most destructive and deadly ________ ever to hit the USA with windspeed reaching up to 120 miles per hour. |
| 5. | ________ takes place in drylands where the earth is fragile and vulnerable to erosion and soil degradation. | 7. | The forest ________ was raging for two weeks in Russia, the large tract of relict trees was completely burnt away. |
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Natural disasters
Across:1. | In January ________ conditions made roads in Germany almost impassible, the snowstorm had been raging for more than a week. | 6. | The series of devastating ________ with a magnitude of 7.0 or above on the Richter scale caused significant damage to Japan in 2011. | 8. | In 2008 the ________ was the worst natural disaster to ever strike Thailand, the giant wave caused lots of deaths and major damage to the economy of the country. |
| 9. | Annual ________ damage can be eliminated by moving houses further from the river. | 10. | The most common type of volcanic ________ occurs when magma is released from beneath the earth, which is usually accompanied by ash and gases. |
| | Down:2. | During the ________ in Montroc, France, in 1999, twelve people were buried under 100,000 tons of snow five meters in depth. | 3. | Last year a severe ________ ruined the crops, the soil was dry as a bone. | 4. | In 2011 Irene was by far one of the most destructive and deadly ________ ever to hit the USA with windspeed reaching up to 120 miles per hour. |
| 5. | ________ takes place in drylands where the earth is fragile and vulnerable to erosion and soil degradation. | 7. | The forest ________ was raging for two weeks in Russia, the large tract of relict trees was completely burnt away. |
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only