Climate and Environment Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: ore : a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked, to diminish : to make less or cause to appear less, depletion : the act of emptying something of a principal substance, sweltering : oppressively hot, calamity : a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering, arable : fit for or used for the growing of crops, inclement : severe of weather, reclamation : the act or process of reclaiming, restoration to use, deluge : an overflowing of the land by water, a drenching rain, an overwhelming amount or number, precipitation : the falling to earth of any of any form of water, insurmountable : incapable of being surmounted, gale : a strong current of air, a wind from 32 to 63 m/ph (51 to 102 km/h), pernicious : highly injurious or destructive, deadly, arid : excessively dry, having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture, tepid : moderately warm, lukewarm