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The big trend in disaster movies began in 1972
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Air

Hurricanes

Anatomy of a Hurricane

Fire

Water

Global Warming

Storm Chasers

Tsunami: Ground Zero

Year Without Summer

A tornado rising up into a huge, dark cloud

Anatomy of a Hurricane

Satellite view of a hurricane (link: Hurricanes)

Bushfires (link: Fire)

Discover what makes a hurricane one of nature's most fearsome phenomena

Some islands were formed by lava slowly escaping through cracks in the seabed

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Understanding Earth

Penguins on an iceberg (Link: Earth Screensaver)

Setting Sun (link: Understanding Extreme Earth)

From fire to ice - download stunning views of the natural world onto your desktop

By the 2080s average annual temperatures in the UK may rise by up to 3.5°C

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Photos: Corbis / NHPA

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