Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all the same thing with different names, but what they also have in common is their destructive power.

When tectonic plates suddenly shift along fault lines, shock waves shake the Earth's surface as an earthquake. These quakes are devastating, making them the most destructive of all natural disasters.

Volcanoes are Earth's geologic architects. Their explosive force has crafted mountains and created most of the Earth's surface. A look at what makes these sleeping beasts so deadly.

Tornadoes demolish houses, flip cars, cross rivers, dig trenches, and lift objects into the air. This lethal combination of wind and power will destroy everything in its path - and cannot be stopped.