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A cholera outbreak, a harsh winter, ten years of civil war and obstruction from the Syrian government are some of the difficulties faced by aid agencies.
Finally getting through: aid from Iraq for earthquake victims in Syria.
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Damascus is putting politics above its people as it hinders the international aid response.
The remains of the village of Besnaya in Syria, February 7, 2023.
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In a domino effect, earthquakes can cause others to strike: replicas, but also more distant ones.
Rescuers work at a collapsed building in southeastern Turkey.
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Twitter was blocked in Turkey for about 12 hours at the height of rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of a massive earthquake, severely hampering a vital tool for disaster response.
The search and rescue operation for survivors in Hatay, Turkey.
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The window of survival after an earthquake is narrow and there are three top priorities for aid workers.
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An earthquake expert explains why the death and devastation have been so terrible in Turkey and Syria
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Disasters such as the earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria are always worse when there is bad blood between the countries involved.
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When Monday’s earthquake struck, many poorly constructed buildings suffered a ‘pancake mode’ collapse.
People search for survivors beneath the rubble in Diyarbakir, Turkey. February 6 2023.
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At least 1,700 people are thought to have died.
Syrian civil defence workers clear an earthquake victim in Zardana, Idlib province, on 6 February.
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Using space imagery can help guide relief efforts to critical areas during a natural disaster.
The slice you see cut out of the Earth reveals its core, depicted here in bright yellow.
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Starting at the surface, you would have to dig nearly 2,000 miles before reaching the Earth’s core. No one could survive that trip – and the 10,000-degree F heat once there would vaporize you anyway.
An undersea tunnel is under construction to release wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
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Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is set to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean – but the cause for concern is minimal.
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Earthquakes originating underneath the ocean are often accompanied by tsunami warnings. Here’s what determines the tsunami risk.
The SAR team is looking for victims buried in an earthquake landslide in Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia, November 24, 2022.
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Indonesia government has a nationwide seismic hazard map but without an operational map for seismic mitigation
A man reacts as he inspects the damage caused by Monday’s earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia.
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The Java quake was so devastating in part because it occurred so close to the surface.
Fracking faces strong opposition from environmentalists.
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Fracking in the UK has a difficult history – economic theory suggests that whether fracking should occur is a simple case of consent and compensation.
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Oral histories talk about a major tectonic event 250 years ago, which changed the course of a river flowing through Lae today.
Afghan children stand near a house that was destroyed in an earthquake on June 22, 2022.
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Concerns about Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders have made the rest of the world wary of sending money, and many foreign aid workers have already fled.
Several people were injured and homes destroyed after tornadoes touched down in Barrie, Ont., in July 2021.
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Engineers, architects and builders can design and construct affordable new buildings that can resist tornadoes, floods and wildfires, but do not. We have that opportunity now.
Damaged wood houses after the San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906.
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About 10 million people live in Canada’s earthquake-prone zones. Yet few have practical knowledge of what to do with new early warning system alerts which aim to save lives and protect livelihoods.