Every year natural disasters cost the world billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives. And as the world gets smaller the damage these catastrophes are responsible for will only increase. If you’re one of the lucky ones to have only read about the destruction from a distance then count your blessings and check out our 25 incredible photographs showing nature’s wrath to see what you missed (and others endured).
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Tornado – Kansas (2009)
Image Source 24
Tsunami Wave – Japan (2011)
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Waterspout and Volcano – Hawaii (2009)
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Forest Fire – Russia (2009)
Artyom Korotayev 21
Flooding After A Typhoon – Philippines (2009)
Jay Directo 20
Eyjafjallajokull Volcano – Iceland (2010)
Halldor Kolbeins 19
Chaiten Volcano – Chile (2008)
Carlos Gutierrez 18
Sandstorm Over A Refugee Camp – Chad (2009)
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Ice Storm – Quebec (1998)
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Mount Merapi Volcano – Indonesia (2010)
Sonny Tumbalaka 15
Tornado – Iowa, United States (June 2008)
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Brush Fires – California (2009)
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Flooding – United States (2008)
Jeff Roberson 12
Kliuchevskoi Volcano – Russia (1994)
Image Source 11
Brushfire – Australia (2009)
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Chaiten Volcano – Chile (2008)
La Tercera 9
Lightning Storm – New Mexico (2010)
Mark Wilson 8
Storm Clouds – South Dakota (2009)
Patrick Kelley 7
Kirkjufell Volcano – Iceland (2009)
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Eyjafjallajokull Volcano – Iceland (April 2010)
Lucas Jackson 5
Dust Storm – China (April 2001)
NASA 4
Mt St Helens Volcano Aftermath – Washington (1980)
Lyn Topinka 3
Queensland Floods – Australia (2011)
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Underwater Volcano – Tonga (2009)
Dana Stephenson 1
Supercell Thunderstorm – Montana (2009)
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