On Thursday in California, heavy rains and snow sent a large chunk of Highway 1, which runs along the coast, into the ocean.
Last week Monday, Sierra Leone experienced one of its worst natural disasters in two decades. Chances are that information might have passed you by.
This part of the world may ordinarily be one of the most tranquil and beautiful holiday destinations, but this is not an easy place to live and if storms like this continue to strengthen, these people will have to move permanently. Global climate change anyone?
The small rural community of Arlington, Washington, has been almost completely destroyed, following a massive mudslide. The death toll has risen to 14 with many more citizens unaccounted for. The before and after pictures show just how devastating the landslide was.