NEW YORK (AP) — A new exhibit at New York City’s American Museum of Natural History will explore the science of natural disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes and volcano eruptions.
The exhibit opening Saturday will include interactive features that will allow museum-goers to generate a virtual volcano or stand in the eye of a tornado.
Museum President Ellen Futter says understanding the science behind natural disasters can help humans predict them and cope with them better.
She adds that studying natural disasters is more important than ever as the Earth’s climate warms.
The exhibit is called Nature’s Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters.
It will be on view at the museum on Manhattan’s Upper West Side until Aug. 9, 2015.
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Online: amnh.org
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