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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.

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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. $. %fter the harshest winter in decades, the &al"ans region in the southeast of 'urope is now facing its hottest summer and the worst _________ across the area in nearly () years. (. % powerful ____________ off the coast of *ndonesia spar"ed a three+metre+high ______________that "illed at least 11$ 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 1S, have hit 'urope. The twister which swept through 2oland yesterday flattened more than ()) hectares of woodland in the area. 3. The 1S navy has been deployed to help avert a looming environmental __________ in the 4ulf of Me5ico.

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