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![People on a small wooden boat gliding across Lake Kivu with hills in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X9Q65Nu3QiCFNNpQfCqEuZ-320-80.jpg)
Lake Kivu: The ticking time bomb that could one day explode and unleash a massive, deadly gas cloud
By Sascha Pare published
Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, sits along a tectonic plate boundary called the East African Rift, which is dotted with hot springs that feed carbon dioxide and methane into the water.
![A photo showing a road torn up by an earthquake](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mfu6SkoPuP6F8TETb8NN4i-320-80.jpg)
Will we have more earthquakes because of climate change?
By Katherine Irving published
Changes in sea level and glacial melt could make earthquakes more likely in the coming years.
![The Earth's layers arranged like a Russian nesting doll in outer space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8oyp8YzygP5ZbwUsQNJN2K-320-80.jpg)
Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our days
By Harry Baker published
A new study confirms that Earth's inner core has been rotating more slowly than usual since 2010. This mysterious "backtracking" could also end up slightly altering the planet's overall rotation, lengthening our days.
![A view from space of a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hZVTZRCmnf52Qz5qT8bShK-320-80.jpg)
14 of the deadliest natural disasters in history
By Stephanie Pappas, Tiffany Means last updated
Reference The world's deadliest natural disasters span more than 2,500 years of human history and include earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones.
![A view of the Solfatara crater in Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano caldera with the Mediterranean Sea in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hySFq3xhWTis9YCMi7pwJa-320-80.jpg)
Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano hit by 150 earthquakes in just 5 hours
By Sascha Pare published
Europe's awakening Campi Flegrei volcano experienced its biggest seismic swarm in 40 years, with 150 earthquakes rocking the region in southern Italy in the evening of May 20.
![A young girl and others stands in the aisle of a grocery store with products strewn across the floor in the aftermath of an earthquake.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PE7sFDxz3jiwRQFfAUGjm-320-80.jpg)
Why do earthquakes happen far away from plate boundaries?
By Alice Sun published
It's well known that earthquakes can rock fault-filled places like the U.S. West Coast. But why do earthquakes happen in the middle of tectonic plates?
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5 catastrophic megathrust earthquakes led to the demise of the pre-Aztec city of Teotihuacan, new study suggests
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Analyses of Teotihuacan's three major pyramids show that the city was shaken by multiple catastrophic earthquakes — and this may have led to its demise.
![A sign posted at the San Andreas Fault, separating the Pacific and the North American tectonic plates near Parkfield, California on July 12, 2019 in a remote part of California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvDcR7z3duURJoFyCbAPBE-320-80.jpg)
Part of the San Andreas fault may be gearing up for an earthquake
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault is sending mixed messages before a time of expected increased seismic risk.
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