Discover More: Disasters

Photos, eyewitness accounts, minute-by-minute timelines. Like live news breaking in a book. None of us can deny it: disasters are seriously fascinating. Now you can see some of the world’s most epic ones in this blow-by-blow account. Explosive facts and photos. Tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires – and the human stories behind them. Our unique Discover More approach captures the power of the web, letting you step through each story in a cool interactive style. Follow a tornado chaser into a storm, track a hurricane’s path or read true survivor stories. Thrilling timelines show events unfolding by the minute or hour. And there’s even more drama in the free digital companion book, packed with extras, games and activities.