Earth's Natural Disasters

What causes floods? How can we prevent them? How do you stay safe in a flood? Readers find out answers to these questions and more.

What causes earthquakes? Where do they happen? How can people stay safe during them? Readers learn all about earthquakes so that they can be prepared.

On the average, two tsunamis occur per year throughout the world, but thousands of people video record these tremendous feats of Mother Nature so we can see them up close. What is a tsunami? What causes one? Is there any way to predict them? Readers learn all about tsunamis and how to stay safe during one.

What causes forest fires? How are they stopped? What are we doing to protect our forests, our animals, and ourselves from them? Your curious readers find answers to these questions and more.

On average, there are between 50 and 60 volcanoes that erupt each year somewhere on Earth. Nature's fury holds our attention and our wonder. What is a volcano? How is one formed? Is there a way to predict eruptions? Readers find out the answers to these questions and more.

What are avalanches? What causes them? Readers learn about avalanches and what is being done to keep people safe from them.