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A man inspects the damage caused by an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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People carry incubators for newborn babies as the hospital is evacuated after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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People rest in park after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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A car is crushed by falling debris after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Croatian soldiers clear debris from the street after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Cars crushed by falling debris after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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A car is crushed by falling debris after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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A bicycle is crushed by falling debris after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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A car is crushed by falling debris after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Firefighters carry a person on a stretcher after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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A collapsed wall leaves an exposed home and crushed cars after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia.

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One of the damaged spires, right, of Zagreb's iconic cathedral is seen after an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia. The cathedral was rebuilt after it toppled in the 1880 earthquake. A ...

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A man watches as Mount Merapi spews volcanic material into the air in Sleman, Indonesia. Indonesia's most active volcano erupted Tuesday, spewing sand and pyroclastic material and ...

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Emergency workers embrace each other as they gather to pay respect for the victims of Friday's earthquake before the search-and-rescue mission was formally called off, in Elazig, e...

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Rescue workers continue to look for people trapped under debris following a strong earthquake that destroyed several buildings on Friday, in Elazig.

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In this image taken from video made available by Ankara Municipality Fire Department shows a rescuer pulling out a girl from the rubble of a collapsed building, in Elazig, Turkey. ...

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Rescuers work on searching for people buried under the rubble on a collapsed building, after an earthquake struck Elazig, eastern Turkey. Rescue workers were continuing to search f...

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Taal volcano spews ash on the volcano island in Talisay, Batangas province, southern Philippines.

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A roof collapses on a pedicab as volcanic ash covers a village at Laurel, Batangas province, southern Philippines.

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Clouds of volcanic ash rise up from damaged trees in Laurel, Batangas province, southern Philippines.

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Is Coronavirus Planet Earth's Way Of Controlling Its Own Destiny?

The Gaia Hypothesis states that planet Earth is not, as most of us presume, an inanimate interstellar body inhabited by animate life forms, but a live organism that regulates and controls its own destiny by corrective measures.

Mar 25, 2020

| Parikshat Sahni
Let’s Make Ladakh A Zone Of Peace: Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner Sonam Wangchuk

Sonam Wangchuk speaks on climate change, its effects on Ladakh, #Ilivesimply movement and how to leave the earth as a habitable planet for future generations

Feb 03, 2020

| Jayanta Oinam
26 Dead, 300 Injured As Strong Earthquake Jolts Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir

The epicentre of the earthquake was near New Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Sep 25, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Heatwave Death Toll In Bihar Rises To 101, Section 144 Imposed In Parts Of State

Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the wake of extreme weather conditions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in Gaya, Begusarai, Darbhanga, Gopalganj, Madhubani and Sitamarhi districts.

Jun 21, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
427 Tourists, Who Were Stranded In North Sikkim After Cloudburst, Evacuated

The district administration arranged vehicles for all the 427 tourists to reach the state capital Gangtok, North Sikkim Collector Raj Yadav said.

Jun 21, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Cyclone Vayu To Recurve In Gujarat, Likely To Hit Kutch Next Week

The system is very likely to move nearly westwards during the next 48 hours and recurve northeastwards thereafter.

Jun 15, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
No Threat From Cyclone Vayu, Evacuees Can Return: Vijay Rupani

The state government will pay an allowance totalling around Rs 5.5 crore to the evacuees for daily expenses over the next three days, he announced.

Jun 14, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Cyclone Vayu Turns 'Very Severe', Gujarat Begins Evacuation In Coastal Areas

The Union Home Ministry issued detailed advisories to Gujarat and the Union Territory of Diu, requesting them to take all precautionary measures to ensure that no human life is lost.

Jun 12, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Month After Cyclone Fani, Over 48 Per Cent People Still Without Electricity In Puri

'Only 1,51,889 out of 2,91,171 affected consumers (52%) have got electricity in Puri district within a month,' the official said, adding that water supply in both urban and rural areas has already been restored.

Jun 02, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Over 700 People Homeless After Heavy Rain Lashes Tripura

'North Tripura, Unakoti and Dhalai districts have been affected,' the head of the State Disaster Management Authority, Sarat Das, said.

May 26, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau

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Generosity Of The Cyclone-Hit

Why Venkat Das of Siruli won’t leave Bhoisahi village

Jul 17, 2019

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Why This Fishing Village In Chilika Lake Is Struggling To Stay Afloat After Fani Nightmare

Inadequate compensation, fast exhausting relief material and discrepancy in assessing damage to property is making villagers in Bhoisahi in Satapada district gasping for their future

Jul 17, 2019

| Sandeep Sahu
After Fani Devastation, Little Relief For Puri As Odisha Government Struggles To Restore Power, Water Supply

Cyclone Fani continues to haunt Puri division. After enduring most of the summer without power, many villagers are bracing for the rains without a proper roof on their heads.

Jun 19, 2019

| Sandeep Sahu
All Is Not Well

People struggle for a pail of water in drought-hit areas of Vidarbha, Marathwada and Khandesh. A sluggish monsoon portends more trouble.

Jun 12, 2019

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
64 Deaths And Counting... Why Cyclone Fani Has Blown Away Naveen Patnaik's 'Zero Casualty' Hype

Cyclone Fani took Naveen Patnaik's Odisha government and the common man by surprise. A state that took pride in disaster management was found wanting as basic necessities like power, water and polythene were hard to get

May 15, 2019

| Sandeep Sahu
Hollow Heart Of Waterlessness

May 08, 2019

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
River, River Everywhere But Not Much To Drink In 'Wet' Kerala!

Kerala's groundwater has fallen by 50 centimetres in 60 per cent of the aquifiers and is increasing. Intense heat and freak climate patterns are playing havoc in God's Own Country.

May 08, 2019

| Sabin Iqbal
At The Mercy Of Rain God, Chitradurga On Lifeline Again

Karnataka's peculiar weather pattern has left Chitradurga thirsty for water. Years of failed rains have taken their toll on this district declared drought-hit by the state's disaster monitoring centre

May 08, 2019

| Ajay Sukumaran
Spoken Too Soon: Is Praise For Odisha For Tackling Cyclone Fani Misplaced?

Evacuation was successful, but Bhubaneswar and large swathes of the state continue to be without electricity and water even five days after Cyclone Fani battered Odisha. Has the Naveen Patnaik government done enough?

May 08, 2019

| Ruben Banerjee
A Storm With Tusks

Slow relief work after Cyclone Gaja made the afflicted erupt

Nov 21, 2018

| G.C. Shekhar
Cyclone Titli: Odisha Govt May Have Undone All Its Good Work

The Odisha government was in denial about Titli deaths

Oct 17, 2018

| Sandeep Sahu
The Deluge That United: Kerala Floods Washed Away Social Barriers

Kerala has never been torn asunder by riots, but a simmering, low-grade animus between communities keeps its social mosaic under strain.

Sep 20, 2018

| Minu Ittyipe