Hurricane Katrina. The Indian Ocean Tsunami. Killer Tornadoes. Planet Earth's
extremes of weather are making news as never before, and now LIFE explains why,
in a book that collects some of the greatest photographs of natural disasters
ever assembled. From earthquakes to tornadoes, lightning to tsunamis, LIFE
Nature's Fury illuminates the hidden natural forces that shape our lives in
splendid and terrible ways.
LIFE travels back to before Noah's flood and looks at the frenzied activity that
led to the death of the dinosaurs. The volcano that might have sunk the
legendary Atlantis is discussed, as is the one that led to the poignant mummies
of Pompeii. In