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Cougar, Washington

Trail of Two Forests

See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.
Armero, Colombia

Armero, Colombia

A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.
Flemming, Montserrat

Montserrat Volcano Observatory

Safely view the Soufrière Hills volcano, which has been erupting since 1995.
Lisbon, Portugal

Church of St. Dominic

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.
Is your state in danger of an earthquake? Well, yes.
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Not Even Minnesota Is Safe From Earthquakes

Was the recent New York quake really all that uncommon? Here's a state-by-state map.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think April 12, 2024
The beautiful Italian town has been left deserted since the '70s due to an aborted eruption.
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A False Volcano Emergency Created This Stunning Abandoned Village

Welcome to the ghost town of a modern Vesuvius that never happened.
Alessio Perrone February 27, 2024
Lower Mississippi River Museum
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Lower Mississippi River Museum

A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.
Dolores, Colorado

Memorial Rock

A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.
Memorial Park of Houses Destroyed by Debris Flows
Minamishimabara, Japan

Memorial Park of Houses Destroyed by Debris Flows

Buried nine feet under, these houses are preserved as a stark reminder of the disastrous 1991 Unzen eruption.
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.
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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
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.
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.