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Surging water near coastline

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Hurricanes

Scientists are studying how hurricanes form in an effort to save lives

Monitor screen showing a map and the words Moderate Shaking Expected

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Earthquakes

Scientists are monitoring ground motion across Washington State and Oregon

Erupting volcano

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Volcanoes

Volcanoes are one of the most powerful natural hazards on Earth

Two people on truck bed amid rising water

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Flash Floods

Flash floods can happen anywhere

Collapsed mountainside

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Landslides

Landslides occur when material like debris, rock, and soil become dislodged from the earth

A few people walk amid rubble from collapsed buildings

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On the Front Lines

Natural disasters can bring death and destruction to communities

surface of the sun and solar flares

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Space Weather

Space weather has the potential to wreak havoc

Tornado

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Tornadoes

Tornadoes can form in minutes, making early and accurate warnings crucial to saving lives

Destruction caused by tsunami

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Tsunamis

The massive wave of a tsunami can start thousands of miles offshore

Firefighter silhouetted against blazing hillside

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Wildfires

Wildfires can burn thousands of acres and devastate communities