Natural Disasters & Environment: Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Floods

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Smoking Horseshoe-Shaped Crater Top Of Mount Saint Helens After A Major Eruption May 18 1980

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Mount St. Helens

Ring of Fire Mount St. Helens and the Cascade Range are a small part of the Ring of Fire, a zone of intense volcanic and seismic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean, stretching from the west coast of South America, northward through Central and North America to Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. The Ring of […]

Krakatoa

Krakatoa is a small volcanic island in Indonesia. In 1883, the eruption of the main island of Krakatoa killed more than 36,000 people, making it one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in human history.

Climate Change History

Climate change is the long‑term alteration in Earth’s climate and weather patterns. It took nearly a century of research and data to convince the vast majority of the scientific community that human activity could alter the climate of our entire planet.

1994 Northridge earthquake

Northridge Earthquake: January 17, 1994 Damage was widespread, as buildings, shopping centers, parking lots and portions of major freeways all collapsed. At least 57 people perished, while thousands more were injured. At the Northridge Meadows apartment complex, 16 people were killed, all of whom lived on the first floor, when the three‑story, stucco‑and‑wood structure fell […]

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Hurricane Katrina: Coast Guard Rescues

U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Laurence Nettles describes helicopter rescues and details how the Coast Guard prepared for Hurricane Katrina.

I Was There: Hurricane Katrina Superdome Survivor

When Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans poet Shelton Alexander to evacuate his home, he took his truck and video camera to the Superdome. He escaped the chaotic shelter a few days later with a truckload of people and video documentation of history.

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