Weather and Climate

1. a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted:

• amount

• storms

• flooding

2. a long period when there is little or no rain:

• flooding

• drought

• rainfall

3. a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected weather conditions:

• forecast

• temperature

• measure

4. to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience:

• temperature

• measure

• predict

5. an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning:

• flooding

• storm

• drought

6. to damage something so badly that it cannot be used:

• measured

• predicted

• destroyed

7. a situation in which an area is covered with water, especially from rain:

• flooding

• drought

• temperature

8. to discover the exact size or amount of something:

• predict

• measure

• destroy

9. rain, or the amount of rain that falls:

• drought

• flooding

• rainfall

10. the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body:

• temperature

• rainfall

• forecast