| A | B |
| destruction | great damage; ruin |
| expected | yhought something would come or happen |
| forecasts | statements of what is coming; predictions |
| inland | the land that is away from the border of a coast |
| shatter | to break into pieces suddenly |
| surge | a swelling motion; sweep or rush, especially of waves |
| potential | something possible |
| withstand | to stand against; hold out or endure |
| wreckage | what is left behind after destruction |