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Goriekirando! I have a hard time describing this one. If anyone has ever been to the old Universal Studios tour in Hollywood. There is a part where you go by a set of an old film that involves a flood, and the flood triggers as you go by. This is sort of Toei Movieland's version of that, except it is set up like a stage with seat in front of it, and it repeats every fifteen minutes and involves a giant mountain god dude rising out of the ground and there is a monkey in there somewhere, and a volcano, and lots of steam and earthquake and its completely pointless and hilarious. You really just have to see it to appreciate it though. We should have shot video.
Family beside a damaged house near Naglebhare, Nepal.
Video: Galvanizing Support for Nepal after Earthquake
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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
To a man, those who survived the devastation of post-Katrina New Orleans arrived at one conclusion. The only thing between themselves and those who would take their means of survival was their firearms. People who were not previously believers became solid gun advocates in the humidity and horror that followed Katrina. It was not the police who protected them. It was not the 82nd Airborne. It was their guns.
Thus, although today's challenge group for FGR forbids guns, here is what I firmly believe is the single most important piece of survival gear in a disaster. If you can't keep what you have, then you will not survive. Other things that are imperative for survival are water, protection from the elements, and an attitude and determination that you will persevere. The rest is fluff.
One of the most important things a person can do to prepare is to scan all offical papers and identification, such as driver's licenses, professional licenses marriage licenses, credit cards, and an inventory of belongings with photographs for insurance purposes. Put the data on two encrypted flash drives.Mail one flash drive to a trusted out of state relative. Keep the other one on a lanyard in your automobile. It is to be put around your neck in case you must bug out in twenty minutes or less. For more real world information on surviving a hurricane or other natural disaster, visit Listening to Katrina.
Flickr Group Roulette: Survival Gear
Strobist: AlienBee 800 with HOBD-W camera left. Triggered by Cybersync.
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It's not uncommon for there to be fires during the months of February-March in Bosque de la Primavera in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The reason for these fires is that the area is very dry and any spark of any kind can develop into full-on fires. There were a couple around Guadalajara this year. This was one of them. The cause for this one was that people were working on a balcony right next to the mountain, and a spark flew into the dry grass right beside it, and it made this whole mess.
Fortunately, last I heard no one was hurt, and the firefighting department was hard at work putting the fire out. You can see a helicopter in some of these photos bringing water to the fire.
This specific fire was in March, but I'm sharing it now to include it in the Flickr Social Elements pool.
Look upon the field of snow
To find the desert sea
Under the ice the springs will flow to release
Fecundities like a natural disaster .
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Series: 1964 Alaska Earthquake Photographs, 1964 - 1965
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Production Date: 1964 - 1965
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This picture means a lot to me. This is my brother where my grandma lives in North Dakota. Every year, ND gets a lot of rain and snow. It can cause huge floods that can even be showcased on the national news. This was taken the spring of 2011 and about a two hour drive from biggest floods in Fargo. I kept my brother in color to symbolize the hope during natural disasters, like floods, and had everything else be black and white. I thought it would be too easy to make everything really dark. Instead, I lightened the scene but still made the fog and the looming atmosphere be prevelant. Thanks for viewing and for any kind of comment.
River erosion results in significant residence relocation across the country. This includes the process of dismantling the house, and moving the individual elements further inland. Not a pleasant experience for everyone involved in the process, but that should not stop them from smiling...
2015, Chauhali, Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
Abo Abdo, 13, posing for a picture. He says water is life, especially for the people like him living in rural Ethiopia who often walk 1-2 miles everyday. Children are at risk of malnutrition, while a lack of clean water is increasing the threat of disease in Afar region, which last saw rain fall in August 2015. The failure of two consecutive rainy seasons, including the June to September Kiremt rains that normally feed 80 to 85 percent of the country, has devastated livelihoods and substantially increased malnutrition rates in seven regions of Ethiopia. The current crisis is linked to the strength of the El Niño phenomenon. As a result, in 2016, it’s estimated there will be 136,000 children, pregnant and lactating women with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) occurrence and 32,000 children who will be affected with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the Afar Region. March-9-2016. © UNICEF Ethiopia/2016/Mulugeta Ayene
Scene from Les Cayes, Haiti, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, the category 4 storm which made landfall in the country on 4 October.
UN Photo/Logan Abassi
06 October 2016
Les Cayes, Haiti
Photo # 697658
Kuakata, Bangladesh.
Humans explored the moon more than 40 years ago. They are now heading towards the Mars, and digging dip into Martian meteorites in search of extraterrestrial life. While they continue to explore their boundaries and try to find their purpose in this universe, nature continues to test the limits of human strength to fight back, on this very planet. Being the most vulnerable yet the most intelligent species of this earth, human race try to push their limit in an effort to survive the odds imposed by decimating natural disasters.
In November 2007, cyclone 'Sidr', an unruly son of nature swept off the coastal region of Bangladesh. 'Kuakata', a small seaside community in the district "Patuakhali" was completely devastated by the cyclone. The retreating tidal waves took thousands of souls into the vastness of the ocean and left most of the people homeless. Most of the families lost their close ones who were involved in deep sea fishing at that time. The frighteningly fierce waves rose so high and entered so deep into the habitable lands that the map of this coastal region changed forever. At least a kilometer of the coastline permanently submerged under the sea. The Sundarbans, world's largest mangrove forest was largely devastated while trying to absorb the shock of the cyclone.
It has been more than four years since the harsh reality of the nightmare called 'Sidr', and the wound it left on the community is still raw, evoking sharp pain every time it is touched by the memories. However, although Sidr stripped away the community off close relatives and resources, it could not rob the undaunted spirit that the people of this area protect in their hearts. The community is turning back again, venturing deeper into the same sea for fishing, which snatched away all their hopes. They've rebuilt their homes, mosques and boats. Sundarbans, the century old guardian, is sprouting new leaves and regaining its vigor.
Ernest Hemingway said “A man can be destroyed, but cannot be defeated." While you think of evidences for such extraordinary claims, take a look at Kuakata. You'll get your answer. Kuakata, with all its relentless and courageous fighters proudly stands there, as the epitome of human resilience.
Daddla Junego, 11 years old, lives in Garhi Haleem village in Sindh, Pakistan, with her mother and 12 other family members in a one room house. She goes to the local school, one of many to have been recently repaired thanks to UK aid following last year's devasting floods.
Temperatures in Garhi Haleem regularly reach up to 52 degree celsius in the summer, cracking the land. Daddla’s school was flooded and then became used as a temporary shelter with up to 50 families living there for several months, causing major damage to the building.
Daddla explains what happened to her:
“We lived in a camp near Sukkur airport for two months after the floods. I don’t have a father, he’s dead, so my brother used to get food for us. I won’t ever forget those chaotic days when we lived in the camp.
"I like very much having drinking water, toilets, and fans at school now. Before, we had none of these. It’s very hot here, so we’re very happy to have drinking water and to get education under the fans. My favourite subject is Sindhi and I want to be a teacher when I grow up.”
An estimated five million school aged children across Pakistan were affected by the floods, with more than 10,000 schools damaged or destroyed by the devastating floods that hit Pakistan last year. Hundreds more were used for months as emergency housing for people who lost their homes in the floods.
Daddla's school is one of 2,000 schools across the flood affected areas which have been repaired thanks to UK aid.
To find out more about how the UK is helping in Pakistan, please visit: www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Features/2011/Pakistan-floods-...
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Smoke from midwinter bushfire at Cape Conran hangs over drought pinched paddocks, Snowy River flats, Orbost.
At 1.35 p.m. on 2 March 1987, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the Bay of Plenty region, cutting power and sending many people outdoors. Minutes later a much stronger quake rocked the region. This main shock, at 1.42 p.m., had a magnitude of 6.3 and was centred north of Edgecumbe. Four aftershocks with magnitudes greater than 5 occurred in the next six hours, and smaller aftershocks were felt for weeks.
The Edgecumbe earthquake was the first since the 1968 Īnangahua quake to cause major damage. Although not of an exceptional magnitude, it was damaging because it was very shallow. No one was killed, but several dozen people suffered serious injuries.
The most spectacular effect of the Edgecumbe earthquake was the 7-kilometre-long rift that appeared across the Rangitāiki Plains – the Edgecumbe Fault. A fissure up to 3 metres wide and 3–4 metres deep opened up along much of the fault, although some sections were marked just by zones of cracks. The earthquake had been caused by movement along the fault; the land to the north-west had dropped by up to 2 metres. The region which sank downward is now more prone to flooding.
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This young girl lives in a relief camp with her family in Jamshoro district, Sindh, after having to leave their home during the monsoon floods. During the day, she spends time in one of UNICEF's child-friendly spaces, where play and counselling helps her overcome the trauma of losing everything.
Jamshoro, Pakistan, 2010
I recently acquired some rather special vintage photos of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake - including this 3.5" x 5.5" print on postcard stock of the city in ruin. No other info.
The back roads in the Rio Paztasa valley near Banos provide spectacular views of Volcan Tungurahua, which is incredible even when it's not erupting.
El Huracán Sandy, considerado el más dañino de la historia para el sur de la isla. Deja su huella no solo en los destrozos del paisaje urbano, sino que deja mensajes ocultos detrás de algunos elementos de la calle. “El temor, así soy” se presenta sandy a los cubanos junto con una dirección que indica el avance imparable del mismo hacia lo que fué una catástrofe natural.
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Hurricane Sandy, considered the most damaging in history for the south of the island. It leaves its mark not only in the destruction of the urban landscape, but leaves hidden messages behind some elements of the street. "The fear, that's the way I am" presents itself to the Cubans with a direction that indicates the unstoppable progress of a natural catastrophe.
A friend of mine and I went to a place called Casa del Arbol (the Tree House) near Banos, Ecuador to get a view of the erutping Tungurahua Volcano. The eruptions started Sunday, Nov. 27, but was clouded over until Monday morning.
I'm hoping for clearish skies tonight during sunset and continued activity from Mama Tungurahua.
An elderly woman stands in the entrance of the cathedral in downtown Gonaives, Haiti, where up to 400 people have taken refuge after tropical storm Hanna passed through, flooding the entire region, stranding thousands and killing more than 160 people.
Photo ID 192070. 06/09/2008. Gonaives, Haiti. UN Photo/Logan Abassi. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/
Drove about 180 miles east from Des Moines to the family farm in Jackson County, Iowa over the weekend. There was visible damage from last week's huge storm (aka derecho) along every mile of the trip: downed power lines, flattened fields, damaged homes and businesses, fallen trees. This, for example, is a huge new grain bin at the River Valley Cooperative in Martelle - the tallest structure in this town of 250 people - which collapsed onto itself, spilling thousands of bushels of corn to the roadway. Outside of the Midwest this natural disaster, that has caused an untold amount of damage and left tens of thousands of people without power for days, has received very little attention.
A family seeks refuge at a temporary relief camp in Pakistan.
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SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, Ga., October 10, 2016 - Georgia National Guard Airmen of the 116th Air Control Wing assist Glynn County Police with traffic control operations on Saint Simons Island. Georgia National Guard video by Sgt. James Braswell / released
Lismore Square shopping complex , built to 1 in 100 year flood levels....flood waterline faintly visible on orange panel and continuing under floor on white facet
Natural disasters can often be the biggest threat to a country's infrastructure as recent earthquakes around the world have shown. However over the weekend, several southern states in the US where struck by violent storms and tornadoes that have devastated the region and killed up to 12 people.
View full article at US Infrastructure
Graphic by Tiffany Farrant
After days of continuous rains, parts of Haiti's north, including Cap Haïtien, suffered serious flooding, leaving more than a dozen dead and thousands homeless. The Haitian government with the support of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and UN agencies including the World Food Programme (WFP), responded with evacuations, temporary shelters and food and supplies distributions.
Community members start to clean up as the water begins to retreat from a flooded street.
UN Photo/Logan Abassi
City: Cap Haïtien
Country: Haiti
NICA ID: 616793
11/11/2014
Hasna Sadik 6, poses for picture under a shade of tree protected from the blistering heat. She is still attending class even though schools often lack meals and drinking clean water. In 2016, it’s estimated there will be 136,000 children, pregnant and lactating women with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) occurrence and 32,000 children who will be affected with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in lubakda kebele, kore woreda Afar Region. March-9-2016. © UNICEF Ethiopia/2016/Mulugeta Ayene
Last month, I left behind my life in the Middle East, working in humanitarian advocacy & coordination in Jordan and Iraq, and moved to South Asia to join a UN agency in Pakistan.
Pakistan has been completely devastated - with millions of hectares of farmland destroyed - and up to 20% of the country underwater during the height of the floods. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a joint aid delivery and flew over parts of Punjab province, seeing the floods for myself. Houses have either been completely destroyed or only left partially standing, while millions of people have lost everything they own. This is largest emergency to ever occur. Despite few deaths, over 20 million people have been severely or moderately affected - that is more than the Asian tsunami, Pakistan earthquake in Kashmir, and Haiti earthquake combined. How Big Really helps make sense of the size and scale of the ever moving floods.
Muzaffargarh district, Punjab, 2010
A family crosses the flooded streets of Pakistan.
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