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The 10 Poorest Countries on this planet.

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The 10 Poorest Countries on this planet.

By, Uwe Paschen.The 10 Poorest countries on our planet today. The Republic of Congo in central Africa is leading the way being the Poorest Country today with a GDP-per Capita of $300.00, being...

created by Paschen | 1 year ago | updated 6 hrs ago
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Murdoch's Bathhouse - Hurricane Ike - Galveston

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2008 Second-Worst Year for Natural Disasters This Decade

According to the United Nations, the slew of natural disasters around the world made 2008 the second-worst year this decade. Roughly 235,816 people were killed in 321 different disasters with Burma and China...

created by Geneva B | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
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No altruists in the storm path

Despite the truism, there most certainly have been atheists in foxholes. But it is absolutely true that there are no altruists in a storm path. Over 45 years of living on the southernmost coast of South Carolina...

opinion by denseatoms | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Anatomy of a hurricane

Hurricane season comes every June through November. Though Americans dread the storms, eastern Asia and many other areas of the world, including the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, depend on hurricanes to bring...

created by denseatoms | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Geothermal Energy a Link to Averting Earthquakes....Opinion

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China Geothermal Energy Earthquake Deterrent Project....News & Opinion

The International Institute of Nonviolence: and The China Geothermal Energy Earthquake Deterrent Project By: Rev. Jermano contact: djermano@yahoo.com Given the huge amount of...

created by djermano | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Epic Fire in San Diego County - Billion Dollar Disaster and Counting

Wednesday Update: Geraldo Rivera has finally arrived in San Diego...Flames roaring over a hill behind him. While Los Angeles media had been focused on the fire in Malibu, San Diego County is...

created by TheBigRuski | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Expert warns of tsunami risk in Bay of Bengal

"HONG KONG - Powerful earthquakes could rock the Bay of Bengal, triggering tsunamis that would inundate Myanmar, Bangladesh and possibly India, an Australian geologist has warned."VIEW ANIMATED SEQUENCE

created by steve468 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Tidal waves pound Orissa Coast

Berhampur, August 14: At least 13 houses were washed away and three more houses damaged under the impact of high tidal waves in Podampeta, a sea-side village under Palibandha gram panchayat in...

created by steve468 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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'Five Years Left to Save the Planet'

Our planet is just five years away from climate change catastrophe - but can still be saved, according to a new report.The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warns governments have until 2012 to "plant the seeds of...

created by steve468 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Historical Video: Massive Tsunami slams B.C. coast in 1964

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Historical Video: Massive Tsunami slams B.C. coast in 1964

In the wake of the large tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands yesterday, residents of Vancouver Island and Valdez, Alaska, remember all too well the devasting tsunami that hit their region in 1964. From the...

created by steve468 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Top 10 Disasters

With the recent powerful Hawaii earthquake, it got me thinking about other horrible tragedies humanity has had to endured. With that in mind, I present the Top 10 Disasters to remind all of us just how precious and fragile life really is!

created by davismv | 3 years ago
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IFAW Launches Web’s First Animal Rescue Blog

"(Yarmouth Port, MA – 17 August 2006) – IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) has officially launched the Animal Rescue Blog at www.animalrescueblog.org, the first blog on the Internet to focus solely on worldwide emergency relief...

created by green | 3 years ago
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'More disasters' for warmer world

"Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the next two centuries, UK climate scientists have warned. Even if harmful emissions were cut now, many parts of the world...

created by lmurch | 3 years ago
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Indonesia quake toll tops 5,000

"Reuters - Aid was trickling in on Monday for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia's Java island and left tens of thousands of homeless foraging for food and shelter."

created by Populux | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Storm Survivors Try to Pick Up the Pieces

"AP - Emergency teams spray-painted damaged houses with "X" signs Saturday after checking them for bodies or survivors and crews moved in dump trucks to haul away the wreckage piled up by tornadoes blamed for 12 deaths."

created by Populux | 3 years ago
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