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In 2017 we saw volcanic eruptions, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and drought.
At 2017's worst, it didn't just feel like everything was on fire. Parts of the world literally were - and still are - burning.
There were fires, floods, storms, earthquakes, droughts, and volcanic eruptions.
Some of the photos of those events gave the past year a very "end of the world" sort of feel.
These are some of the most apocalyptic images we spotted.