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[edit] 2007
- February
 The picture shows Mount St. Helens from Monitor Ridge showing the cone of devastation, the huge crater open to the north, and the post-eruption lava dome inside it. The small photo on the left was taken from Spirit Lake before the eruption and the small photo on the right was taken after the eruption from approximately the same place. Spirit Lake can also be seen in the larger image, as well as two other Cascade volcanos. |
- January
 Cyclone Catarina was an extremely rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone. Catarina hit southeastern Brazil in late March of 2004, and though not the first southern Atlantic tropical cyclone, it was the first positively identified hurricane-strength system in the basin. The storm killed at least 3 people and caused an estimated $350 million (2004 US dollars, $359.45 million 2005 USD) in damages. |
[edit] 2006
- November
 The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck at 5:12am on Wednesday, April 18, 1906 with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8. The mainshock epicenter occurred offshore about 2 miles from the city along the San Andreas Fault. The earthquake and resulting fire would be remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. This panorama of the city was taken in May 1906 by the Lawrence Captive Airship, 2000 feet (606 m) above San Francisco Bay overlooking the waterfront with sunset over the Golden Gate. Photo credit: George R. Lawrence Co. |
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- October
 A waterspout off the Florida Keys. Photo credit: Manchot |
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