As the death toll from Saturday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal climbs past 2,500, relief efforts to help victims are underway. Prabal Gurung, who was born in Singapore but raised in Kathmandu, has organized a relief fund to aid those who were affected by the devastation. Although it has been years since the…
This video was shot during Japan's 8.9 earthquake Friday in a park in Chiba City, located just outside of Tokyo. Once part of Tokyo Bay, the entire park was built on landfill.
The confirmed death toll from the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, now stands at 71 — but Prime Minister John Key has warned that it is expected to rise. This morning, local time, Police reported that no additional people were found alive in the rubble overnight. Many buildings have been flattened, and some…
Christchurch, New Zealand, February 22, 2011 — Office workers are evacuated from downtown Christchuch following a devastating earthquake. The death toll, currently 65, is expected to rise. (The childhood friend of one of my friends is among the dead. He was 24.) Mayor Bob Parker says more than 100 people are believed…
Slutty clothes cause all kinds of problems; they've been blamed for everything from rape to earthquakes. According to an Iranian cleric: "Women who do not dress modestly... corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes." [Guardian, WSJ]
[Tokyo, September 1. Image via Getty]
[Yunnan Province, China; July 10. Image via Getty]
