natural disasters

  • Human environmental disasters

    18 Times Humans Tried to Control Nature and Made the Disaster Worse

    Human environmental disasters show how attempts to control rivers, pests, fires, and ecosystems sometimes created even bigger problems.

    Human environmental disasters show how attempts to control rivers, pests, fires, and ecosystems sometimes created even bigger problems.

  • earthquake effects

    18 Strange Things That Can Happen During a Major Earthquake

    Earthquake effects can include liquid ground, moving lakes, glowing skies, landslides and coastlines that suddenly end up somewhere else.

    Earthquake effects can include liquid ground, moving lakes, glowing skies, landslides and coastlines that suddenly end up somewhere else.

  • Aerial view of a city with widespread flooding, showing submerged houses, streets, and trees, with a hazy skyline visible in the background.
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    20 Weather Events That Changed History

    Weather events have changed wars, cities, expeditions, politics, agriculture, and technology. These 20 moments helped redirect history.

    Weather events have changed wars, cities, expeditions, politics, agriculture, and technology. These 20 moments helped redirect history.

  • A person in a hat sits alone in a small wooden boat on a vast expanse of cracked, dry earth, highlighting drought conditions.
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    20 of the Most Insanely Destructive Natural Disasters From the Past

    Explore 20 of the most destructive natural disasters from the past, including devastating earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions.

    Explore 20 of the most destructive natural disasters from the past, including devastating earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions.

  • Two photos side by side: on the left, a person water-skiing on a lake with a volcanic eruption and ash cloud in the background; on the right, a baseball pitcher mid-throw with an erupting volcano behind him.
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    20 Vintage Images from the Eruption of Mount St. Helens

    Explore 20 vintage images from the Mount St. Helens eruption, capturing destruction, ash clouds, and historic moments from 1980.

    Explore 20 vintage images from the Mount St. Helens eruption, capturing destruction, ash clouds, and historic moments from 1980.

  • Left: A man using a telephone in deep snow beside a tilted utility pole. Right: A person stands in a city street with snow piled higher than their head, creating narrow pathways between buildings.
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    20 Blizzards That Trapped Towns In Ice

    Explore 20 Blizzards that turned towns into frozen wastelands. From record snowfall to extreme cold, these storms left communities completely trapped.

    Explore 20 Blizzards that turned towns into frozen wastelands. From record snowfall to extreme cold, these storms left communities completely trapped.