Learn how rock, wind, ice, snow, raging storms, and Earth's inner fire have transformed the planet and life on it. Watch video from inside a tornado, create your own hurricane, and see photos of tsunami devastation.
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Pictures: Wildfire Season
Ongoing Western wildfires, fueled by record-breaking temperatures and strong winds, are the worst some states have seen in a decade. See your pictures and ours of wildfires past and present.
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Game: Forces of Nature
Try your hand at taming a twister, shaping a tsunami, or establishing an earthquake with our natural disasters interactive.
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Hurricane Photos
Travel deep into the eye of the storm while witnessing the havoc wreaked by these storms of warm water, moist air, and converging winds.
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Tornadoes 101
Learn how tornadoes form ... and how to get out of their way.
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Fire Tornado Caught on Camera
A tornado with blazing innards whirled above a burning plastic-processing plant outside Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday.
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Help Save the Colorado River
NG's new Change the Course campaign launches.
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New Models for Fishing
Future of Fish is helping fishermen improve their bottom line while better managing stocks for the future.
The Great Energy Challenge
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What Is It?
An initiative to help you understand our current energy situation.
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Personal Energy Meter
See how you measure up against others, and how changes at home could do tons to protect the planet.
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Quiz: What You Don't Know About Energy
How much does it take to keep you cool in summer?
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The World's Water
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Help Save the Colorado River
NG's new Change the Course campaign launches. When individuals pledge to use less water in their own lives, our partners carry out restoration work in the Colorado River Basin.
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Water Grabbers: A Global Rush on Freshwater
A special series on how grabbing water from poor people and future generations threatens global food security, environmental sustainability, and local cultures.
