Environment & Natural Disasters - Crossword & Cloze Exercises

 

 

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a very strong wind in west %tlantic tidal wave a large amount of water spread from a river, sea etc. that covers an area that is normally dry a very bad event, causing harm or death move somebody from a dangerous place

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a sudden violent movement of the ground a strong wind that blows in a circle hot li8uid roc" 9of a volcano: to e5plode and throw out fire, lava, smo"e etc.

a long period without rain

 

Use the words from the crossword to complete the sentences

1. Last night volcano Maui ___________ and the hot ___________ poured downhill. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was  ___________.  _______ ____. 2. The devastation caused by superstorm Sandy, particularly in ew !or" and ew #ersey, is tragic, but the ___________ has at least put climate change bac" on the map. $. %fter the harshest winter in decades, the &al"ans region in the southeast of 'urope is now facing its hottest summer and the worst _________ across the area in nearly () years. (. % powerful ____________ off the coast of *ndonesia spar"ed a three+metre+high  ______________t  _______ _______that hat "illed at lea least st 11$ people. . % landslide caused by rains in southern -hina left 21 people missing today, adding to a growing death toll from -hinas worst _________ season in a decade. /. This summer a do0en ________ ____________, ____, which are more common in the S, have hit 'urope. The twister which swept through oland yesterday flattened more than ()) hectares of woodland in the area. 3. The S navy has been deployed to help avert a looming environmental ______ __________ ____ in the 4ulf of Me5ico.

 

The answer "ey; a: the crossword pu00le

b: gap+fill 1. erupted< lava< evacuated 2. hurricane $. drought (. earth8ua"e< tsunami . flood /. tornadoes 3. disaster