Updated: Oct. 26, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Natural disasters of 2011 (36 images)
It looks like the series of natural disasters over the course of 2011 so far, ranging from the catastrophic earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan to the rampant tornado damage across the Midwest U.S., will continue as Hurricane Irene creeps toward the East Coast.
People evacuate buildings on Broadway in New York City after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes states on the east coast of the United States on August 23, 2011. UPI/John Angelillo
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Two weeks after a devastating tornado destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and killed 145 people, curious onlookers get a closer look at a smashed car near the destroyed St. Johns Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri on June 8, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
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Two weeks after a devastating tornado destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and killed 145 people, neighborhoods remain in ruins in Joplin, Missouri on June 8, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
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Japanese police wearing chemical protection suits search for victims inside the 20 kilometer radius around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2011. A massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11 destroyed homes, killed thousands and caused a nuclear disaster. UPI/Keizo Mori
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