Tag: disaster
VIDEO: Officials continue frantic rescue efforts after Turkish earthquake
The earthquake that rocked Turkey over the weekend has killed hundreds, left thousands homeless and has rescue workers digging through rubble looking for survivors....
Dozens killed in Turkish earthquake (with video)
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake was reported near the Turkish-Iranian border Sunday afternoon Turkish time. The death toll is expected to rise into the hundreds or thousands....
New Zealand officials hoping to build cardboard cathedral to raise spirits in Christchurch
The earthquake that caused $20 billion in damage to Christchurch in February, and a series of aftershocks, destroyed a landmark cathedral. In it's place, temporarily, officials are looking to build one of cardboard....
Why the US is unprepared for natural disasters
Bad land-use, urban sprawl and cost-cutting measures by utilities leave US vulnerable to destruction caused by Hurricane Irene and other recent natural disasters....
FEMA aid to victims of Hurricane Irene could be limited
Political wrangling and budget problems could hurt the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ability to help victims of disasters like Hurricane Irene. ...
Irene floods Philadelphia, New Jersey and Vermont
The storm left neighborhoods, towns and cities flooded along the eastern seaboard, with Philadelphia one of the worst hit....
Somalia: What constitutes a famine
Food security experts were reluctant to use the famine label for East Africa's food crisis, but the U.N. has declared famine in parts of Somalia. ...
Sunflowers used to clean up radiation
Scientists have discovered that sunflowers can pull radioactive contaminants out of the soil, and researchers cleaning up the Fukushima site in Japan are putting the flowers to the test. ...
Drought ravages parts of East Africa
Around 10 million people in East Africa in dire need of food -- those who show up at refugee camps face harrowing circumstances....
Haiti: a year and a half after the earthquake
UN Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti, Dr. Paul Farmer, talks about how non-profits can help Haiti recover from the 2010 earthquake. ...
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