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Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park
Kobe, Japan

Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.
Anchorage, Alaska

Earthquake Park

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.
An adult male orangutan contemplates his next move in haze produced by Indonesia’s 2015 wildfires.
science

Wildfire Smoke Changes Orangutan Calls in Borneo

During massive fires in Indonesia, the critically endangered primates' voices provided clues to their overall health.
Wendy Erb July 3, 2023
A condemned Onion Creek house awaiting demolition
Austin, Texas

Ghost Streets of Onion Creek

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.
A scene from the 1973 eruption on Heimay
Heimaey, Iceland

Eldheimar Museum

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.
The Valley of 10,000 Smokes, almost 50 square miles in area, was formed by the 20th century's most powerful volcanic eruption.
King Salmon, Alaska

Valley of 10,000 Smokes

In 1912, this idyllic Alaska landscape was blown apart in the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
Aftermath of the earthquake at Hanshin Expressway
Kobe, Japan

Hanshin Expressway Earthquake Museum

A museum run by retired highway engineers who helped rebuild after the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
The house is gone but its story lives on.
Bartlett, New Hampshire

Willey House Site

This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.
The eruption in October 2021
La Palma, Spain

Volcán de Tajogaite

The longest eruption in the history of La Palma originated with this volcano in September 2021.
Seen from the International Space Station, twin volcanoes Sundoro (left) and Sumbing on the Indonesian island of Java.
volcanoes

Are Twin Volcanoes Double the Trouble?

They come in pairs more often than you might think, but generally aren’t twice as dangerous as the solo acts.
Gemma Tarlach December 8, 2021
The FLOAT House
New Orleans, Louisiana

FLOAT House

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.
Bayou Bienvenue
New Orleans, Louisiana

Cypress "Ghost Swamp"

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.
Ciampate del Diavolo
Foresta, Italy

Ciampate del Diavolo (Devil's Footprints)

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.
Lago di Alleghe
Alleghe, Italy

Lago di Alleghe

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.
Rexhame Beach, Marshfield
Marshfield, Massachusetts

Rexhame Beach

In 1898, a New England storm that claimed more than 400 lives created this brand new stretch of shoreline.
Langtang memorial mani wall.
Helambu, Nepal

Langtang Village Memorial

This memorial honors a village that was destroyed during a 2015 earthquake.
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A Phoenix Made From 18,000 Keys Rises From the Ashes of a Wildfire

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