Description: In March 2011, an earthquake and tsunami devastated cities along Japan's northern coasts only weeks after a major earthquake caused billions of dollars in damages in Christchurch, New Zealand. Now TIME explores the science behind the powerful forces that create such natural disasters in an updated edition of its classic volume "Nature's Extremes." TIME will donate a portion of the proceeds from this volume to organizations working to aid victims of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
