Natural disasters occur all over the planet, but it takes a particular kind of image of such a disaster to remind us of the true power of nature, and how helpless we are when it unleashes its wrath. These 20 photos will leave you humbled by its sheer, unbridled power:
1. Hurricane funnel
2. A tree engulfing a mailbox
3. “Paraquita Bay in the British Virgin Islands is used by charter and private boats for waiting out the hurricane season. Here it is before and after.”
4. Supercell thunderstorm covering a field
5. Yet another tree swallowing something, this time it’s a bench.
6. The power of a small leaf
7. This molten lava looks like the gates to hell.
8. “Godafoss (Waterfall of the Gods) is one of the most spectacular falls in Iceland.”
9. Volcano explosion from the top
10. “The Heart of Mordor”