Tag: Natural Disasters
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"Unprecedented" Rise in Earthquakes Directly Linked to Oil and Gas Drilling
A new report from the US Geological Survey provides even more cause for concern about an increase in drilling for oil and gas.
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Survivalist Singles, a Dating Site for those Expecting an Apocalypse
For those dedicated to preparing for disaster, it can be hard to find a mate; these dating sites are here to help.
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Climate Change Will Destroy 5% of Pakistan's GDP
Climate-related disasters and other losses will cost Pakistan $14 billion each year, a former environment has said.
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In Odd Performance Project, Artist Travels World Literally Whipping Nature and Monuments (Video)
A young artist's angry journey around the world is recorded in photographs and video.
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Modular Refugee Housing Built from Shipping Pallets for $500 - $3000
This clever, cheap, modular and recycled refugee housing has been around for years. So why is it not being implemented?
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Old Cars Reclaimed by Nature Are Simply Stunning
Photographer Peter Lippmann accidently found these reclaimed cars while doing a shoot for Marie Claire Magazine.
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Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Podcast)
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses objectivity, climate deniers, and bringing solar technology to developing nations.
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Tons of Debris From Japan Tsunami Headed Towards U.S.
It has nearly been a year since that horrifying magnitude-9 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck the coast of Japan, but the trouble is still far from over.
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Tropical Storm Damages May Quadruple by 2100
The combined impact of climate change and expanding human population means that damages from tropical cyclones will increase from $26 billion today to $109 billion by 2100, new research shows.
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NEOShield: What is Earth's Best Defence Against Asteroids?
Even if the risk of Earth being hit by a big asteroid in the near future is relatively small, the impact could be so devastating that it is worth making sure it doesn't happen.
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Climate News Recap: High School Teachers Forced To Defend Climate Denial, Quebec Adopts Cap-and-Trade, More
Here's what's caught our eye in climate change news this morning, beyond the obvious in the headline: The famine in Somalia (yeah, it's still happening), the wife of an MIT climate researcher has been targeted in hate mail, and more...
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4.0 Earthquake Caused by Fracking in Ohio Was Felt in Toronto
After a series of 11 earthquakes in nine months, a fracking operation near Youngstown has been suspended.
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Chilean National Park Closes in Face of Raging Wildfire
Wildfires have already destroyed 4% of the Torres del Paine National Park, endangering local wildlife shutting down one of the country's top tourist destinations.
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Texas Tops List of 10 States Worst-Ravaged By Natural Disasters in 2011
Texas' spectacular year-long extreme drought pushes in to the top of the list. Record-breaking tornadoes, heat, flooding and snowfall took a heavy toll elsewhere.
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2011: The Year in Environmental Disasters
The meltdown at Fukushima, flooding, droughts and storms killed tens of thousands, cost billions, and are sobering reminders of the damage we inflict on the planet and ourselves.
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US Breaks Yearly Record For Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters
In terms of human lives, 65% of all people killed by weather events in 2011 died in these natural disasters.
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Wild West Windstorm in Los Angeles Destroys More than 450 Trees
A freak windstorm makes clearing out tree waste a challenge -- but some savvy residents are offering the wood on Craisglist for free to the savvy builder.
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Texas Drought Is So Bad The Wildfire Season May Not End At All This Year
"If there's a silver lining, it's that because of the drought, we didn't grow a lot of new grass," Texas Forest Service spokesman says.
