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The Most Stunning Damage Aerials of 2020

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An aerial view shows flood waters from Hurricane Delta surrounding structures destroyed by Hurricane Laura, right, on Oct. 10, 2020, in Creole, La. Hurricane Delta made landfall near Creole as a Category 2 storm in Louisiana initially leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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An aerial view shows flood waters from Hurricane Delta surrounding structures destroyed by Hurricane Laura, right, on Oct. 10, 2020, in Creole, La. Hurricane Delta made landfall near Creole as a Category 2 storm in Louisiana initially leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Aerial images can offer a new perspective of the world, and that's especially apparent after a natural disaster. An aerial view can show the sheer damage of a powerful hurricane or a devastating flood or wildfire.

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2020 handed the world plenty of wildfires, hurricanes and floods, as both one of the most active hurricane seasons on record and a record-breaking year for wildfires. This slideshow captures some of this year's most memorable weather events as seen from above, including November's landslide in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, damage from a tornado in Nashville, Tennessee, in March and a December avalanche in Switzerland.

Click through for a new perspective on some of our top news stories from 2020.

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A member of the Honduran Air Force hangs from a ladder from a helicopter as he rescues a man following the overflowing of the Chamelecon River after the passage of Hurricane Iota, in the municipality of Choloma, department of Cortes, Honduras, on Nov. 19, 2020. The year's biggest Atlantic storm unleashed mudslides, tore apart buildings and left thousands homeless across Central America, revisiting areas devastated by another hurricane just two weeks ago. (Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images)

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A member of the Honduran Air Force hangs from a ladder from a helicopter as he rescues a man following the overflowing of the Chamelecon River after the passage of Hurricane Iota, in the municipality of Choloma, department of Cortes, Honduras, on Nov. 19, 2020. The year's biggest Atlantic storm unleashed mudslides, tore apart buildings and left thousands homeless across Central America, revisiting areas devastated by another hurricane just two weeks ago. (Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images)

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