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To speak about disasters, you need the appropriate vocabulary. Part 3
Gust - a strong current of air;
Hail - precipitation of ice pellets;
Hailstorm - a storm during which hail falls;
High-pressure - aggressively and persistently persuasive;
Iceberg - a large mass of ice floating at sea;
Lack - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;
Lava - rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos;
Low-pressure - not forceful;
Magma - molten rock in the earth's crust;
Mountain - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings;
Nimbus - a dark grey cloud bearing rain;
Permafrost - ground that is permanently frozen;
Rainstorm - a storm with rain;
Sandstorm - a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand.
Examples:
A sudden gust of wind blew his umbrella inside out.
The Matterhorn is one of the biggest mountains in Europe.
Have you ever faced with permafrost?
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