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This international waterway annually faces the risk of flooding because of the several variables that

The flooding from hurricanes can be extremely destructive as became clear in the $6 billion

Earthquakes are frequent in this part of South America where the Nazca Tectonic Plate is

The whole world was shaken by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia. Around

The earthquake in west-central Peru triggered a massive avalanche that swept downhill from a height

Cyclones that strike land from the Bay of Bengal, India, have always caused high death

The epicenter was one hundred miles northeast of the city and the earthquake, with a

Information about this earthquake was slow in coming because the Chinese authorities did not want

This was the most recent in the long history of volcanic eruptions in the Cascades.

Since no known faults had been identified in this area, no one expected this earthquake.

Armenia at the time was part of the USSR and at war with a neighboring

Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz erupted and mudflows swept down from a height of 17,500 feet.

This was one of the most destructive and deadly in Mexico’s history. On September 19,

The southern part of the Big Island sustained massive ground movements and some smaller tsunamis.

Iceland stands on the mid-Atlantic volcanic ridge and is constantly experiencing eruptions. The 1973 one

Camille was one of only three hurricanes in the history of the United States to

The city of Managua suffered extreme damage from the shaking and from fires. On the

Brisbane received twelve inches of rain within one twenty-four-hour period and, as a result, both