NATURAL DISASTERS!
SOLUTION
__ force winds range between 32 and 63 mph
GALE
What comes from an active volcano
LAVA
Biblical event that ended with a rainbow and a promise
FLOOD
Disastrously warm Pacific Ocean current
ELNINO
A severe food shortage leading to starvation and death
FAMINE
Falling rocks from space
METEOR
Bubonic __ raged through Europe during the Middle Ages
PLAGUE
The absence of rain over a long period of time
DROUGHT
In the past people feared this solar event
ECLIPSE
Seasonal winds and heavy rain from the Indian Ocean
MONSOON
The magnitude of earthquakes is measured on this scale
RICHTER
Funnel-shaped storms common in the midwestern U.S.
TORNADO
Japanese word for a tidal wave
TSUNAMI
Tropical cyclone in the China Sea
TYPHOON
One of these is said to have wiped out the dinosaurs
ASTEROID
This can be a disaster if the blowing snow piles up high enough
BLIZZARD
Violent release of energy from a volcano
ERUPTION
A temporary period of dangerously high temperatures
HEATWAVE
This volcano erupted on May 18, 1980 in Washington State
STHELENS
A mass of snow and ice moving rapidly downhill
AVALANCHE
Theoretical point from which an earthquake originates
EPICENTER
Tropical cyclone at sea with winds over 72 mph
HURRICANE
Mass of earth and rocks moving downhill
LANDSLIDE
A huge sea wave usually caused by an earthquake
TIDALWAVE
These usually occur near a fault line in the Earth's crust
EARTHQUAKE
Sudden rush of water due to heavy rainfall
FLASHFLOOD
Smokey says you can prevent these, but some are natural
FORESTFIRE
Compressed ice pellets, range from pea size to softball size
HAILSTONES
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