Natural Disasters
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![The sinkhole is roughly 40 feet in diameter, or about half the size of a tennis court.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bSbguaUuaHpv2di3abF9Rg-320-80.jpeg)
Huge sinkhole bursts open near underwater 'blowhole' in South Australian coast
By Brandon Specktor published
A large 40-foot-wide sinkhole opened suddenly near South Australia's ancient Limestone Coast, threatening to break away even more
![Battle of Antietam](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F6tdfc7Qwe3JkSiW2k7yrH-320-80.jpg)
What was the deadliest day in US history?
By Benjamin Plackett published
It's impossible to know for sure the deadliest day in U.S. history because you can end up comparing apples with oranges.
![Smoke pours out of Fukushima Daiichi power plant shortly after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck in 2011.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9XF5RStDzquL6FyJTCrmeE-320-80.jpg)
Millions of tons of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima will be dumped into the sea
By Brandon Specktor published
The Japanese government announced plans to dump more than 1 million tons of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, beginning in two years.
![Nanda Devi is the second-tallest mountain in India.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EZjgeTyzTFvtANZhTRbKq7-320-80.jpg)
18 dead and hundreds missing in catastrophic Himalayan avalanche
By Brandon Specktor published
Part of a glacier collapsed in the Indian Himalayas, triggering an avalanche that destroyed one dam and damaged another. Hundreds are feared missing or dead.
![Charred trees are seen along Pallet Creek Road during the Bobcat Fire in Valyermo, California, September 18, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eFKobJf99yFT5eaZdvgLjm-320-80.jpg)
The planet is dying faster than we thought
By Brandon Specktor published
A triple-threat of climate change, biodiversity loss and overpopulation is bearing down on Earth, a new paper from 17 scientists warns.
![mbers blow off a burned tree after the LNU Lightning Complex Fire burned through the area on Aug. 18, 2020 in Napa, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/itSFYor5NABLoA5rhWYr5k-320-80.jpg)
13 ways the Earth showed its wrath in 2020
By Stephanie Pappas published
Eruptions, temblors and severe weather, oh my.
![Infrared satellite imagery of Hurricane Dorian as it made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane over three islands in the Bahamas on the morning of Sep. 2, 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wRaqxVSrtnajEKmaT7Z6ud-320-80.jpg)
Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones: Earth's tropical windstorms
By Tiffany Means published
Hurricanes and typhoons — or more broadly, tropical cyclones — begin as clusters of thunderstorms over tropical ocean waters, taking anywhere from several hours to days to become organized.
![The Creek Fire rapidly moves near Shaver Lake, California on Tuesday (Sept. 8).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmYq669oUrR6XFR54QqjX9-320-80.jpg)
Record-breaking 2.2 million acres burned by California wildfires
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze.
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