The Weather and Natural Disasters - B1+ English Vocabulary — Exercise 3

1A long period with little or no rainfall is called a .

2A violently rotating column of air that reaches the ground is a .

3The river burst its banks and caused a serious .

4The tropical storm strengthened over warm ocean water and became a .

5The ground shook for nearly a minute during the .

6The forest remained dangerously dry, allowing the to spread quickly.

7A huge sea wave generated by an underwater earthquake is a .

8The city opened cooling centres during the ten-day .

9Ash covered nearby villages after the volcanic .

10Residents were moved to safety before the storm made .