Natural Disasters
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India has a unique diplomatic tool few nations have They're calling it "disaster diplomacy" In the last few years, 🇮🇳 has provided aid during: -2014 Maldives water crisis -2015...
Meanwhile in Venice https://t.co/GnO797sxsG
India is one of the only countries to directly aid Syria after the Feb 6 earthquake The war-torn nation has seen 9 million people affected by the quakes & needs ~$400 mn in aid T...
The Oneribei is a rammed earth wall that has stood through dozens of earthquakes at Nishinomiya shrine in Japan. Most likely built in the early 15th century. 247m long and in 62 ne...
Once again, a comet does a flyby, although relatively far away, and next thing you know, we get a massive earthquake, and high altitude anomalies.....just wait until 2024, with Pon...
BREAKING: Toxic chemicals from the train derailment & explosion in East Palestine have reportedly “contaminated” the Ohio River as far as West Virginia, a water source for over 5 m...
The tragic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria offers lessons about the value of (and limits to) diplomacy. [THREAD] https://t.co/eFuEtAMTKy
'The grass does not grow': In #Chile's far south, the worst drought in 50 years - Reuters Canada https://t.co/6lYBqIB4Sl
To help you, your friends and whānau prepare for Cyclone Gabrielle here's some information to share. See other tiles in the comments. For that latest severe Weather Watches and Wa...
The China Association for Disaster Prevention advises rescue teams not to travel to Turkey as the chances of survival are now minimal. https://t.co/gFIhl4VRLa
The building in the photo is making rounds on social media. It belongs to the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects. The organization has been warning for years the...
1) Turkey earthquake. CC: @trtworld, @AlJazeera, @PressTV, @TehranTimes79 https://t.co/335lMAHDkV
In the year 1556 during China's Ming Dynasty, a magnitude 8 plus earthquake killed over 830,000 people in Xi'an. https://t.co/BXRLojsvmN
As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the globe live under the threat of a sudden and deadly outburst flood, a new study fi...
Monday morning a sad news came from #Turkey where three big #earthquake –of 7.8,7.6,6.0 magnitude hit Turkey and neighbor #Syria in which more than 2600+ killed, search & rescue op...
Today, we witness so many earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, hurricanes and other disasters, but, unfortunately, we do not learn from these frightening incidents. We remain immersed i...
Today's M7.8 earthquake in Turkey occurred in the East Anatolian Fault zone. Although this fault is a known hazard, the quake is unusual. Today's M7.8 released >2x as much energy...
In 1934 an 8.0 magnitude earthquake shattered parts of Nepal and India. Among the worst affected was Northern Bihar. From the horrors of the region, however, a British Civil Servan...
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook southeast Turkey early Monday and was felt in several provinces and elsewhere in the Middle East. The quake jolted residents in Lebanon from beds,...
A Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits in southern Turkey 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 #Gaziantep l #Turkey A destructive Magnitude 7.8 earthquake just struck southern Turkey near Gaziantep that has...
The Murugan Temple at Saluvankuppam, Tamil Nadu, India, was exposed in 2005 tsunami. It consists of two layers: a brick temple constructed during the Sangam period (the 3rd century...
A minor earthquake shakes various parts of Israel including North and Central Israel including Jerusalem City
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook Guangdong's Foshan. So far there has been no reports of casualties. #佛山地震 https://t.co/Zhi4ER1JRn
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