Nature’s fury

By The Hatchet Staff on May 26, 2008

46 years—How long the borough of Centralia has been burning. Story: located in an old coal mine underneath the borough, the former landfill was set ablaze every year by the local fire department. In 1962, however, nobody thought to put the fire out.

4,000—Number made orphans in one day from China’s killer quake.

Over 120,000—Estimated deaths due to Myanmar cyclone.

Video: The likelihood of being hit by a life-ending asteroid: greater than you might think.

[Courtesy Wikipedia, C.N.N., M.S.N.B.C., The Atlantic]