Yeah man, the natural disasters we face can be a little frightening, I guess because they're uncontrollable and humans have a desire to control everything. I guess it's the planet doing what it is supposed to...and I wonder how much of the destructive natural disasters are our own fault. Take flooding for instance...we change the lay of the land, farm it, build roads and dams, divert water courses, change the climate which affects rainfall land weather patterns...Sure, flooding probably happened before humans came along, but I think we made/make it worse.

I'm no scientist, but maybe it's the same with earthquakes to some degree? Can we keep abusing the planet as we do and expect no repercussions? I think not.

A good post man, I know I always say it, but your use of your own images...I wish everyone took a leaf out of your book and did the same.