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Natural disasters

Environment
Monsoon mayhem: How climate change is fueling floods and landslides across India
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DW
Reconstruction continues after 2023 earthquake in parts of Turkey and Syria
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Natural disasters
Australian researchers study oysters’ resilience in face of climate change
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Natural disasters
Scientists and veterinarians help wildlife impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred in Australia
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Natural disasters
Australia’s beaches recover from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred as extreme weather intensifies
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Arts, Culture & Media
Salvaging family photos after the Valencia floods 
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Japan in Focus
How Japan keeps its trains safe from earthquakes
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Natural disasters
Some people on Indonesia’s Simeulue island relied on folklore to escape the 2004 tsunami
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Development
Survivors in Indonesia grapple with trauma as they rebuild their lives 20 years after devastating tsunami
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Climate science and solutions
Is Europe ill-prepared for flood disasters?
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Energy
Cuba’s long-ailing power supply fails
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Lifestyle
In southern Turkey, a surf school helps earthquake survivors process trauma and loss
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Natural disasters
As flood waters drop, Brazil faces a waterborne disease outbreak
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Natural disasters
Heavy flooding in Brazil’s south creates havoc for residents
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Parents seek justice for children crushed in collapsed hotel during Turkish earthquake
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana campus is currently home to about 400 students affected by natural disasters and other crises.
Development & Education
30 years after a devastating earthquake, this school in India continues a legacy of support for survivors
People affected by an earthquake camp outside their homes, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. 
Natural disasters
‘Organizing chaos’: Moroccans in Spain send aid convoys home after devastating earthquake
Three people prostrating in prayer on a mat. In the backdrop are mountains and a damaged ancient brick structure.
Natural disasters
Tinmel — Morocco’s medieval shrine and mosque — is one of the historic casualties of the earthquake
Antakya’s Uzun Çarşı, a historic covered bazaar, was partially destroyed during the Feb. 6 earthquakes. Workers have cleared much of the debris from walkways and shopkeepers have reopened, sometimes directly across from piles of rubble.
Natural disasters
In Turkey’s hardest-hit province, earthquake survivors adapt to a life without buildings
The ancient fishing village of Guet Ndar in Saint-Louis, Senegal.
Environment
An important fishing village in Senegal is on the verge of disappearing as sea levels rise
people with boat
Environment
Parts of Iraq are drying up, impacting already vulnerable communities
volcano
Natural disasters
El Fuego volcano erupts in Guatemala
building that was destroyed
Natural disasters
Life returns to Antakya, a city nearly leveled by earthquakes in southern Turkey
A lab worker removes crane hoist from a load of rebar used to construct full-scale buildings and bridge spans that are then pushed to the limit in field tests.
Infrastructure
This ‘earthquake lab’ is designing buildings to withstand natural disasters
People who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
Global Politics
‘Assad can’t clean up his act with a natural disaster,’ US Amb. to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield says
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Natural disasters
Getting earthquake aid in Syria depends on where survivors live
Zehra Kurukafa walks past a destroyed house in the village of Polat, Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023.
Natural disasters
Turkey earthquake survivors face despair, as rescues wane
buildings collapsed in rubble
The geology behind the deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Firefighters and rescue teams search for people in a destroyed building, in Adana, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.
Natural disasters
How to support relief efforts in Turkey and Syria after deadly quakes
people search through rubble
Natural disasters
‘There were screams everywhere’: Residents of northwest Syria grapple with quake aftermath
Men remove debris as they search for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023.
Natural disasters
After deadly quake in Turkey, rescue teams struggle to help amid frigid temps
People and rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023.
Natural disasters
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,300
man and woman side by side
Residents of informal settlements among the most at risk from climate change 
The view of where Abdul Ghazi’s house used to be, as seen from the roof of the school where he and his family fled to escape the flooding that struck Pakistan.
Climate Change
A Pakistani family sees firsthand the effects of climate change, as negotiators at COP27 battle over how to pay for them
Children play in a flooded area of Leticia, Colombia, Feb. 14, 2017, located by the Amazon River, on the border with Brazil and Peru.
Environment
Brazil’s neighbors wary of environmental impact of a Bolsonaro victory
Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest
Environment
1 in 6 trees in the US threatened with extinction
Displaced women collect water in yellow plastic cans in Baidoa, Somalia.
Climate Change
‘No more food in my village’: Aid needed to avert a famine in Somalia
Women carry belongings salvaged from their flooded home after monsoon rains, in the Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh Province, of Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. 
Natural disasters
‘Doomsday’ flooding in Pakistan linked to glacial melt, expert says
Three men huddle around their outrigger while waiting for passengers as flood waters continue to rise due to rain and high tide Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in Navotas City, north of Manila, Philippines. 
Rebel alliance: Part I
boy near dry land where water used to be
Drought is killing the economy in the French Alps 
A team of naturalists trekked to Haiti’s longest mountain range, the Massif du Nord, to try to find the elusive flower.
Environment
Naturalists in Haiti rediscover the elusive magnolia flower
a forest destroyed by fire
Natural disasters
Wildfires continue to surge across Spain amid 100-degree temps, drought
Farmers in northeast Spain say the rabbits are wreaking havoc on crops like peaches, pistachios, olives and grapes.  
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘Either they die, or we do’: A rabbit plague threatens farmers’ livelihoods in northeast Spain
Omar Vazquez Sanchez stands in the doorway of a home built from blocks made of seaweed.
Environment
In Cancun, this man is turning seaweed trash into natural-building treasures
A building is inundated with water on the far side of the Windsor Bridge at Windsor on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia
Natural disasters
Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia’s largest city
Residents of the Accra suburb of Alajo patch up a road after severe flooding destroyed it.
Climate Change
‘Everything is destroyed’: Extreme flooding in Ghana tests climate resilience
Forest firefighters work on a wildfire near the town of Jubrique, in Malaga province, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. 
Climate Change
‘Fire flocks’ of sheep and goats get deployed to help battle forest fires in Spain
Fishermen navigate on the Shatt al-Arab waterway during a sandstorm in Basra, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2022.
Environment
‘It’s a mass ecological crisis’: Extreme weather in Iraq hits those already struggling the hardest
This satellite image made available by NOAA shows Hurricane Agatha, center, off the Pacific coast of Mexico on May 29, 2022, at 11:20 a.m. EDT.
Natural disasters
Mexico hit by year’s 1st hurricane as tropical storm season begins
A construction worker walks across a mirage created on a road due to very hot weather in New Delhi, India
Environment
Heat wave sparks blackouts, questions on India’s coal usage
Muddy water running through an informal settlement of huts
South African floods: Protecting people must include a focus on women and girls
Woman carry jerry cans filled with water at Kuresyon village in Galkayo, Somalia.
Climate Change
Drought, high temps in Somalia are pushing people to move to other towns
Cows walk across charred areas of the Iberá wetlands devastated by fires in northern Argentina
Environment
Rebuilding efforts underway after devastating fires rage through Argentina’s northern wetlands
In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, debris from damaged building and trees are strewn around on Atata Island in Tonga, on Jan. 28, 2022.
Natural disasters
Tonga reconnects with the world after massive volcanic eruption
In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defense Force, volcanic ash covers roof tops and vegetation in an area of Tonga, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.
Natural disasters
Tonga volcanic eruption is a ‘1-in-1,000-year event,’ volcanologist says
In this satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, and released by the agency, shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga
Natural disasters
Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption
Dead trees stand on the beach and in the ocean at "The Boneyard," created by beach erosion and fierce storms, in Hunting Island State Park on Hunting Island, S.C., in the United States
Climate Change
Seemingly small shifts in global temperatures have huge consequences for the planet
A massive sinkhole in central Turkey is attributed to a three-year drought and climate change.
Climate Change
Massive sinkholes appear in farmers’ fields in central Turkey due to climate change and drought
View of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands of La Palma, Spain
Natural disasters
Residents remember their losses as they rebuild from La Palma’s volcanic eruption
Luzia Barbosa de Oliveira, not pictured, is transported on a boat to her home partially submerged by flood waters in Sambaituba, a rural area of Ilheus, Bahia state, Brazil.
Natural disasters
‘It’s a gigantic tragedy’: Flooding in Brazil’s Bahia state displaces tens of thousands