Iain Stewart reveals some surprising facts about the world's most destructive and spectacular natural phenomena, from earthquakes and tsunamis to avalanches and volcanoes.

Despite their destructive potential ... Lightning is a breathtaking and awe-inspiring natural phenomenon, characterized by a sudden discharge of electricity in the atmosphere.

THE 169-year-old Serkam Pantai mosque in Melaka, which was struck by lightning recently, shows that no building, new or old, is safe from this destructive natural phenomenon. The minaret of the ...

The analysis also considered the contributions of natural climate variability phenomena such as El Niño ... global warming drives more intense and destructive weather,” Alberti says.