28 totally awesome phenomena you probably didn’t know about

At a beach in Bora Bora a person creates patterns with their jet ski.

One of the first things to understand when working with natural disasters is the difference between natural phenomena, natural hazards, and natural disasters.  Surprisingly, the definition of and distinction between these concepts is poorly documented.  Here we’ll try to clear some things up, or at least give a sense of how muddy the water is.