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Nature has strange, sudden, and often terrifying ways of reminding us of the precariousness of life on Earth. Over the past several weeks, a series of startling natural events have produced terrifying images, from Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea eruption to a crack in the continent of Africa.

With renewed gratitude for the human race’s continued existence, here’s a look back:

Mt. Kilauea poured out lava from 22 fissures across Hawaii’s Big Island, setting homes ablaze and spewing toxic gas.

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Jack Jones, visiting from Madison, Wis., takes pictures at a country club in Volcano, Hawaii on May 21.

EPA/Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters A massive fast moving lava flow consumes everything in its path on May 19.

A crack began to form in east Africa, that will eventually split the continent in two.

This photo was taken several weeks ago, but we’re guessing the crack is still there.

Reuters/Thomas Mukoya) A tanker drives near a chasm suspected to have been caused by a heavy downpour along an underground fault-line near the Rift Valley town of Mai-Mahiu, Kenya on March 28.

A lethal heat wave in Karachi, Pakistan,reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit (or 40 C).

Reuters/Akhtar Soomro Residents sleep on a building pavement, to escape heat and frequent power outage in their residence area Karachi, Pakistan May 22.

Floods in Sri Lanka displaced almost 70,000 people and killed at least 13.

AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena Sri Lankans look for recyclable material washed ashore with stormy waves in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 21. Heavy rain and lightning strikes across Sri Lanka have left at least five people dead and displaced more than 1,000.

A rare tornado ripped through parts of Germany

EPA/Friedmann Vogel A caravan trailer is blown into a hedge in Viersen, Germany on May 17.

Ebola resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

IIRC vis EPA Health workers in protective clothing in Bikoro, the epicenter of the latest Ebola outbreak, in The Democratic Republic Of The Congo on May 17.

And of course, a sinkhole opened up next to the US White House.