Astronauts: What negative things do you see looking at Earth from space?

Terrorist Attacks (e.g. The World Trade Center burning)

Hurricanes Striking Your Home and Family (e.g. Hurricane Ike)

Flooding (e.g. Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina)

Forest Fires (e.g. Montana)

Slash-and-burn Forest Clearing (e.g. Brazil)

Volcanoes Erupting (e.g. Mt. Etna)

Oil Spills (e.g. Deepwater Horizon off the coast of Louisiana)

Mining (e.g. Utah)

Lightning

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