Natural Disasters
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![satellite photo shows hurricane ian as it moves towards cuba in the Caribbean Sea east of Belize](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kYKp9JASDPyPJuUQdJxeJ9-320-80.jpg)
Hurricane Ian stayed strong after smashing into Cuba. Why?
By Nicoletta Lanese published
How did Hurricane Ian remain so monstrous even after hitting Cuba?
![A home destroyed by Hurricane Katrina seen on Jan. 7, 2006, in New Orleans, Louisiana.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ygzjAmV3VP42aqvn59EoC9-320-80.jpg)
Which hurricane caused the most damage?
By Michael Dhar published
Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive hurricane in history, while a 1780 storm killed the most people of any hurricane.
![Nanmadol, seen here on Sept. 18, is one of the strongest typhoons to ever make landfall in Japan.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YzUMAbYGpnqtYucKw9Jg6Q-320-80.jpg)
9 million told to evacuate after super typhoon Nanmadol slams southern Japan, heads toward Tokyo
By Mindy Weisberger published
Tens of thousands of people in Japan have already sought shelter from powerful storm Nanmadol, which could be the most destructive in decades.
![a bearded man in a dark blue cap and t shirt, tan shorts and sneakers walks away from the overflooded Turabo river on September 19, 2022 in Caguas, Puerto Rico](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gv5VHUGUFGX4otFBhDbz4W-320-80.jpg)
Hurricane Fiona hits the Dominican Republic after wiping out Puerto Rico's power grid
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Hurricane Fiona has struck both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
![A still from a video shows raging floodwaters that surged across Yellowstone National Park in June 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3774jmdECygUmYfEGm6f8-320-80.jpg)
Video shows raging floods surging in Yellowstone
By Stephanie Pappas published
Roads and buildings washed away, riverbanks undermined – a new National Park Service video shows the damage from the June 13 Yellowstone flood.
![seismic data overlain over map of afghanistan showing epicenter and shock waves of recent earthquake](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GkGjLHfMrKcsMW2XUJ7Ab-320-80.jpg)
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The quake occurred near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
![Man watches bushfire](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GSotzvCXUX3MyiujJXaBWi-320-80.jpg)
Humanity locked in a 'spiral of self-destruction' unless we change our perception of risk, UN says
By Jeanna Bryner published
'Optimism, underestimation and invincibility' have pushed humanity into a 'spiral of self-destruction,' new UN Global Assessment Report says
![A massive solar flare (or coronal mass ejection) erupts out of the sun in 2017.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UKhUmF58wykRps8U7tTgtE-320-80.jpeg)
Ancient solar storm smashed Earth at the wrong part of the sun's cycle — and scientists are concerned
By Brandon Specktor published
Researchers detected a powerful solar storm that hit Earth 9,200 years ago. Strangely, the storm hit during a solar minimum -- and scientists worry it could happen again.
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