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Impact of Natural Disasters

A series of images showing devastated landscapes, including destroyed buildings, abandoned structures, and a lone tree, reflecting the aftermath of hurricanes and environmental neglect.

tsunami damage viewed through broken window

One Hundred Days Later. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Overflight - Potter - Venice - 26-HK-212-8. Hurricane Katrina

School evacuated from contaminated village and Varovitchi after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine, May 1995.

Breezy Point, N.Y., October 29, 2013 On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, signs of life are returning to the burn zone, an area where 135 homes were destroyed by fire. Twenty to 30 homes are in different stages of construction as the neighborhood rebuilds. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Ash blankets the base recreation club in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The volcano, which came alive for the first time in over 600 years, erupted on June 10th.. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

The firewood and coal which will keep us warm in our ger camp next to the Hovd River near the city of Ulgii (Ölgii) in the Bayan-Ulgii Province in western Mongolia.

Iraq, Mosul on 2022-10-19. The city of Mosul and the heritage of its historic city centre under reconstruction after being the capital of the Islamic State and following the destruction caused by the war with Daech. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, Mossoul le 2022-10-19. La ville de Mossoul et le patrimoine de son centre ville historique en reconstruction apres avoir ete la capitale de l' Etat Islamique et suite aux destruction engendres par la guerre avec Daech. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Mongolia, Baganuur District Inland, mid adult woman wearing hand gloves to collect coal, yurt and houses in background

A Small Mountain of Water

Arctic Canada, Nunavut, Baffin Island, Iqaluit (aka Frobisher Bay). Typical neighborhood.

water potability control water potability control, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipality of the department of Quiché, Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22071845

Aerial view of boats clustered near the shore, where the water meets the land in a blend of earthy browns and vibrant greens, creating a stunning natural palette. Bomu, Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Archaeologist restoring sewage hole in the ancient Sauran Settlement, Kazakhstan

Pinilla del Valle (Madrid), 06/09/2015. Archaeological sites of Pinilla del Valle. Neanderthal Valley Project. Photo: Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.

Damaged Pipe Sprays Water After Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan

Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Development

Photojournalistic image of the life in East Timor.

Stockholm, Sweden April 7, 2025 A sign in the Slakhusomradet, the old slaughterhouse district under renewal, says Slaughterhouse area in Swedish.

Flytipping of furniture and plastic rubbish in rural area, Northern Spain, july

Iceland archeology

The world's water

Ruins of city, trash, panorama, ecology

Drying laundry along the riverbank of River Sangu, Bandarban, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

Rebuilding the Boardwalk. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Junk yard, Carrizo Plain, Central California

Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge. . 1998 - 2011.

The devastated landscape near Harriman, TN after the deluge of ash from the TVA coal-fired power plant.

Canada, Saskatchewan, Cut Knife: World's Biggest Indian Tomahawk (weighs 8 tons!)

a baby nursery is destroyed by the earthquake, port_au_prince, haiti

BRITISH COUNCIL OFFICES WATER FEATURE WITH SIGN

Wimberley, TX, USA August 14, 2015 San Marcos residents Fred Morgan and Manuel Gonzalez pause from cleaning Fred's fathers home that was devastated by the May 23rd Blanco River flooding. Residents impacted by the recent flooding may register for disaster assistance or get information about their application by calling 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA); TTY 1-800-462-7585. Andrea Booher FEMA. Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Lead From Mining

Iraq, Mosul on 2022-10-19. The city of Mosul and the heritage of its historic city centre under reconstruction after being the capital of the Islamic State and following the destruction caused by the war with Daech. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, Mossoul le 2022-10-19. La ville de Mossoul et le patrimoine de son centre ville historique en reconstruction apres avoir ete la capitale de l' Etat Islamique et suite aux destruction engendres par la guerre avec Daech. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Wyoming visit , Environmental Protection Agency

Portugal, Coimbra region, Loural on 2022-05-02. Report on the eco-village of Loural in the mountains of central Portugal. Here, the Klein family and their partners have been working on an ambitious project for a few years. The project is to rehabilitate a small village that has been abandoned since the year 2000 into an eco-location. On 30 hectares, the collective protects and improves the ecosystem by practising organic agriculture, reforestation and the production of green energy. In the process of restoration, this small stone village is moving towards food and energy autonomy and its vegetation is gradually coming back to life. The place is starting to provide integrative health training and artistic activities, its final vocation. Portugal, region de Coimbra, Loural le 2022-05-02. Reportage a leco-village de Loural dans les montagnes du centre du Portugal. Ici, la famille Klein et leurs associes se sont lance dans un projet ambitieux depuis quelques annees. Celui de rehabiliter u

Vintage Photograph. Overcrowded landfill near countryside village, highlighting waste management issues.

Cherrapunji, India - 26 July 2023: View of clothes hanging against a backdrop of misty hills and power lines, colors muted by the heavy overcast sky.

011100111 Volunteers help with clean-up effort in Bastrop wild. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A settlement on land taken from the Palestinians, Israel.

RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION (2007), directed by RUSSELL MULCAHY. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

CULTIVO DE PATATAS.

turtle hatchery kosgoda, sri lanka.

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Destroyed home in Point Dume in Malibu. The Woolsey wildfire started on November 8, 2018 and has burned over 98,000 acres of land, destroyed an estimated 1,100 structures and killed 3 people in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and the especially hard hit area of Malibu. California, USA

Ethiopia: Lower Omo River Basin, Kotrouru, a Kwego village, gourds stored on roof of hut, sorghum and other huts beyond

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Estate Grange Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home, the Juan F. Luis Hospital, and other natural and developed sites, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials. Secretary Kempthorne joined Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh, Jr., Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christiansen, and other leaders at a press conference and agreement signing event concerning grant awards for the benefit of the people and natural resources of the Virgin Islands.

Young latino boy plays in the shadow of an oil refinery. Wilmington has one the highest risks of cancer due to it's proximity to the Port of Los Angeles at Long Beach, and the several oil refineries in the vicinity. CBE (Communities for a Better Environement) Toxic Tour takes attendees through various toxic sites in and around Los Angeles, Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, USA

Idlib, Syria. 11th February 2023. On the 6th February an earthquake struck northern and western Syria. The catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake has so far killed more than 3500 people, while 5.3 million people in Syria may be homeless after the earthquake. It is the deadliest earthquake to have affected Syria since the 1822 Aleppo earthquake.

Climate change in Greenland.

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Luftaufnahme zeigt Zerstörung in Ost-Malibu, wo die Waldbrände mehr als 20.000 Menschen zur Evakuierung zwingen An aerial view shows the devastation in eastern Malibu, with charred landscapes and smoke rising from the wildfires that forced 20,000 evacuations and burned 3,000 acres. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSrxGrindstonexMedix 23235526

India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra, washer wallahs dry fabric on river sand bar of Yamuna River

Air absorption of a village on the river bank. Clip. Flying green nature and buildings over summer. Air absorption of a village on the river bank. Clip. Flying green nature and buildings over summer.

LAO - VIENTIANE LA COMPROMISEMême si elle se rapproche du million dhabitants, Vientiane a encore les allures dune bourgade à côte des mégapoles des pays voisins telles que Bangkok ou Ho-Chi-Minh Ville. Cela nempêche pas la capitale laotienne de rêver du même destin. La culture ancestrale du Laos, étroitement liée au culte bouddhique, se veut sans vains désirs ni ambitions démesurées. Aujourdhui, la rupture est totale et Vientiane en est lillustration. La croissance exponentielle du pays est principalement due aux investissements étrangers, avec en première ligne la Chine, qui viennent puiser dans les nombreuses ressources naturelles du pays, notamment dans les secteurs miniers, forestiers et hydroélectriques.Ainsi, avec la mondialisation qui entraine luniformisation des modes de vie et ces nouvelles richesses qui sont créées, les habitants de la capitale aspirent à un nouveau destin. Tours de verre, centre commerciaux, parcs dattraction, restaurants et cafés branchés commenc

Bangladesh, Satkhira Province, Pratab Nagar on 2021-10-27. Pratab Nagar village severely affected by climate change, including rising water levels, erosion and salinisation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Province de Satkhira, Pratab Nagar le 2021-10-27. Le village de Pratab Nagar durement affecte par le dereglement climatique, nottamment la montee des eaux, l erosion des et la salinisation. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Tucson, Arizona

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, left, to the Barona Reservation, home of the Barona Band of Mission Indians, near Lakeside, California, for survey ofthe extensive damage caused by the Cedar fire and discussions with federal and tribal officials

La Palma, 02/18/2022. Houses buried in the ashes of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, in San Nicolás. In the image, Julio's house. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

chad, hut

Sichuan Earthquake in China.

VICTIMA DE LA ERUPCION DEL VESUBIO EN EL AÑO 79 DC EN LAS TERMAS ESTABIANAS. Location: TERMAS ESTABIANAS. ITALIA.

Preliminary Damage Assessments in Missouri March 2, 2012.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Saipan Island, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

SPAIN - ANDALUSIA - CUENCA. Alcolea del Río; distribution of water in a dry year

Moore, Okla., July 29, 2013 Tokens of hope collect at the site of the former Plaza Towers school that was destroyed in the May 20th EF-5 tornado. The Oklahoma flag flys strong as rebuilding efforts commence. Dominick Biocchi/FEMA. Moore, Okla. July 27, 2013 -- Tokens of hope collect at the site of the former Plaza Towers school that was destroyed in the May 20th EF-5 tornado. The Oklahoma flag flys strong as rebuilding efforts commence. Dominick Biocchi/FEMA. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Northern Europe, Russia, Komi region, Usinsk,

Stencel with the sentence, Hunger strike for the climate, on a rusty metal wall, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Iraq, Ninawa province, Tall Afar on 2022-10-17. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. Here, Salih, a teenage shepherd who lived through the Daesh occupation and whose house still bears bullet holes. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Ninive, Tel Afar le 2022-10-17. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines antipersonnel prohibant lacquisition, la production, le sto

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