To put things in perspective, the death toll from the worst famine in history greatly exceeds that of theworst earthquakes of the 21st centurycombined. The longest famines and droughts have devastated communities, often affecting the poorest regions the worst. ...
Mother nature at her worst; earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and fires can destroy homes and business in a matter of seconds, forcing appraisers to work under extraordinary circumstances for months or years to help communities rebuild. Three appraisers share their experiences working in the aftermath ...
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Earlier this evening, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced 35,418 people have been confirmed dead across the country. The grim figure makes last week's earthquake the deadliest such disaster since the country's founding 100 years ago - surpassing the death toll ...
B On September 8, Morocco was hit by one of its worst earthquakes on record, destroying entire villages and killing over 3,000 people. I interviewed a woman who lived through the earthquake.Thérese Sar a Delannay's house in Marrakesh initially appeared undamaged after the earthquake which roc...
Fairbanks is ranked as one of thecoldestplaces in the country. During the winters, the highsonlyget up to the 20s, and thelowscan get as frigid as -13 degrees. On top ofthat,the American Lung Association ranked Fairbanks as thefifthmost polluted city. This causes a large number of reside...
Natural disasters such as earthquakes tsunamis and floods can often come at the least expected time.Others such as hurricanes are increasing in severity and destruction.Typically those poor countries are the worst hit for they have the least resources to deal with the destruction and rebuild their ...
Earthquakes continue to claim thousands of lives and to damage structures every year. In fact, each earthquake brings out new surprises and lessons with it. For instance, the unexpected loss of lives and the severe damage of infrastructures and buildings during past strong earthquakes (e.g., ...
Mount Kelut is a volcano that sits on Java, an island in the country of Indonesia. The volcanic mountain caused devastation after an eruption blasted water out of its crater lake and into the mountainside, where it caused a substantial amount of earth to break free. This resulted in a ...
The eruption happened after a series of small earthquakes in the southwestern region, and Sunday's eruption was the fifth in the Reykjanes peninsula since 2021. Image:A line of lava and fire on the outskirts of Grindavik Image:A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in...