Weather Hazards and Climate Change Crossword

The increase in volume as a fluid expands due to heating e.g. sea water
A moving current of air in the upper atmosphere
Any form of water falling from the atmosphere to the ground as rain, hail, sleet or snow
The direction that the wind blows most frequently in e.g. this is SW in the UK
Changing liquid water to water vapour
The earth's rotation causing a deflection of air movement
The average weather conditions of an area over a period of time
A thick layer of cloud around a cyclone or hurricane's wall with high winds and very heavy rain
Variations in temperature and rainfall affecting the whole planet
The permanent removal of forest, sometimes to use the land for agricultural purposes
Where two air masses meet resulting in rainfall
A groundwater source formed when permeable rocks overly impermeable rocks
A period of low precipitation leading to water shortages
The day to day condition of the atmosphere
A gas that absorbs and gives out radiation, a cause of global warming
An area with very little to no precipitation
Periods of time that occur yearly e.g. spring, summer, autumn and winter in the UK
All the greenhouse gases a person produces expressed as tonnes of carbon dioxide
The center of a tropical cyclone
A rise in average global temperatures
Circulation cell that brings warm air northwards towards the UK
An environmental reservoir that can absorb and store more carbon that it releases
A seasonal wind in Southern Asia and the Indian Ocean