Why are people ... obsessed with natural disasters clip / bad news to do with car crash / even stuff like global crisis news / when news of a horror occur?

My parents go one facebook and sometimes sends me natural disasters clips. Rn my mom is watching a horrible cyclone disaster in Sri Lanka. And she keeps "tchtchtch"-ing in disappointment and showing me people struggling. But at the same time im like think... isn't it better to just see it for 10 minutes, research it to see how you could help maybe... and move on? :// i wouldn't call it heartless on my side but there's no need to end the day or start the day even watching horrifying clips of around the world. As much as its important to not ignore people, its just gives me an awful mood.