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disasters. With a hurricane or tornado, nothing could have been done to stop it, and that fact is comforting to many people. On the other hand, anthropogenic catastrophes can be harder to accept, because they involve people deliberately hurting others or, in some cases, not taking action to prevent a harmful event from occurring. Fears of Catastrophe A lot of young kids are afraid of the dark. It’s a fear that goes all the way back to our ancient ancestors, who had to be on guard against predators

by melting glaciers, will mean that coastal flooding will reach farther than ever before.

Scientists believe that climate change will make disasters like this 2014 wildfire in California happen more frequently.