The ground shook with a tremendous force on the morning of Sunday, May 18, 1980. All the pressure and gas could no longer stay inside Mt. St. Helen's massive form. Ash, smoke, and gases erupted from the throat of the mountain. But instead of going straight up into the sky like scientists predicted, the volcanic blast headed sideways, towards the north. Several miles from the eruption vehicles, people, and home were blown away by the massive force of the blast. Thick ash blackened the sky and the people ran in terror.

This is just one example of a natural disaster. Natural disasters are powerful happenings that occur naturally, and usually cause mass destruction and panic. Other types of natural disasters include:

Hurricanes and tornadoes occur by a changing in the weather, Tsunamis can form from earthquakes, and earthquakes are sometimes caused by a movement in the Earth's crust. This site my help you learn more about disasters, because when one occurs, you can never know enough. Click on a picture:

Meg's Tornado Page
Meg's Tornado Page. 		Kristina's Hurricane Page
Kristina's Hurricane Page. 		Steven's Earthquake Page
Steven's Earthquake Page. 		Matt's Tsunami Page
Matt's Tsunami Page. 		Andrew's Volcano Page
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