There is something mesmerizing about chaos, when everything loses control and natural order erupts. These are momentous and hard moments, rarely photographed. Except in these instances, where photographers were able to capture a small glimpse of these frightening events. |
Largest North American landslide on record, Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, 2013 |
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2011 Japan Tsunami initial wave |
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Costa Concordia – a new perspective |
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Four million dollar mansion burns to the ground in Ohio |
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Fire in factory from inside |
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Fire from a burning bulding being sucked into a tornado |
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The strength of Category 5 Hurricane winds. Hurricane Andrew 1992 |
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Blown over wind turbine in Wyoming |
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Brazilian Private Yacht Wrecked in Icy Antarctic Waters |
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A submerged statue of the Hindu Lord Shiva amid the flood waters of the river Ganges, June 17, 2013 |
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A McDonalds Restaurant on US 90 in Biloxi, Mississippi, which sits across the road from the Gulf of Mexico, completely gutted during Hurricane Katrina |
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Collapse of Deepwater Horizon Rig |
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Hurricane Sandy: The Aftermath |
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The Man burns at Burning Man 2013 in Nevada |
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Electric pole hanging after a wild fire |
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Erika tanker sinking off the coast of France |
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Burnt-down nightclub |
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Taxi cab on fire, New York January 9 2013 |
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Crash test of an F-4 Phantom |
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Sinkhole, Guatemala City 2010 |
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Dresden, Germany, after allied bombings on 15 February 1945 |
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A child walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor – Syria |
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Home Depot flattened by tornado, Joplin, Missouri, 2011 |
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Paul Walker crash |
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Cash machines in a bank in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. June 17th 2013 |
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