long period of time without rainfall

severe windstorm that takes the form of a funnel-shaped cloud and often touches the ground

wind system that forms over the ocean in tropical areas and brings violent storms with heavy rains

severe winter storm that lasts several hours and combines high winds with heavy snow

return; to put or bring back into existence or use

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Climate Regions of the United States and Canada

Term	Definition
drought	long period of time without rainfall
tornado	severe windstorm that takes the form of a funnel-shaped cloud and often touches the ground
hurricane	wind system that forms over the ocean in tropical areas and brings violent storms with heavy rains
blizzard	severe winter storm that lasts several hours and combines high winds with heavy snow
diverse	varied
adapt	change
restore	return; to put or bring back into existence or use