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Natural Disasters

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Avalanches

Cascades of snow, ice, and rock.

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Hurricanes

Monster storms that wreak havoc.

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Tornadoes

Nature's most violent storms.

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Photo: Houses collapsed on each other as a result of the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan

Earthquakes

When the Earth moves.

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Electric, striking bolts.

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Waves of surging destruction.

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