Natural Disasters
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![san Andreas fault Carrizo plain](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JFPfQS5Ft39e8db3pXi5y3-320-80.jpg)
California's Eerie 'Earthquake Pause' Is Unprecedented
By Stephanie Pappas published
California hasn't seen a ground-rupturing earthquake in 100 years. That's unprecedented.
![Homes are inundated by floodwater from the Pecatonica River on March 18, 2019, in Freeport, Illinois.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K2vD2rjx7dcTQjjxcbzqzB-320-80.jpg)
What's Behind the Massive Midwestern Floods: 2 Giant Waves of Water
By Rafi Letzter published
Here's why vast swaths of Nebraska, Missouri, and other Midwestern states are drowning.
![Illustration of the layers of the Earth, like a slice of cake.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KoL8iLr6RxbzYwLTaMbJYB-320-80.jpg)
Mountain Range More Rugged Than the Rockies Found Buried Deep Within Earth
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Ain't no mountain rough enough like those 660 kilometers deep in the ground.
![Asteroid hitting Earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UdHXZW83VFrooxZ3P7JSvP-320-80.jpg)
Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered Mile-High Tsunami That Spread Through Earth's Oceans
By Laura Geggel published
![A tornado cuts its way through a field in Minneola, Kansas, on May 24, 2016, in this image captured by expert storm chaser and photographer Jason Weingart.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g8vGBkdo93LBDP7VqJsrBP-320-80.jpg)
Tornadoes Don't Form Like Meteorologists Thought They Did
By Stephanie Pappas published
Tornado rotation seems to start right at ground level.
![A U.S. Geological Survey map shows the location of the earthquake and aftershocks. The biggest dot is the 7.0 quake.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7mZ2DiKHbxpwDnVRG2TmnH-320-80.png)
A 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Just Shook Alaska
By Rafi Letzter published
The earthquake struck 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of Anchorage, prompting a tsunami warning.
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New Zealand's Islands Are Creeping Closer Together
By Stephanie Pappas published
New Zealand is still moving after an earthquake two years ago.
![Mount Etna](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GDkwcEEVXB2QnZc2cT6VzA-320-80.jpg)
Mount Etna's Slide into the Sea Could Trigger a Catastrophic Collapse
By Stephanie Pappas published
New research raises questions about Mount Etna's dangers.
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