Revista Portafolio

2023-03-26T00:34+0100portafolio (es)

Los Santos, en Santander, es el segundo nido sísmico activo en el mundo, después de la región del Hindu kush (Afganistán) y superando a los famosos montes Cárpatos (Rumania). Según los sismógrafos instalados en el cañón del Chicamocha, allí se registran, diariamente, entre 12 y 20 movimientos, la mayoría imperceptibles.

Combating natural disasters is a shared responsibility

2023-03-25T02:55+0100arabpolitical (en)

The year 2022 was particularly tragic in terms of natural disasters. In March, a powerful earthquake hit the northeast coast of Japan, destroying about 19,000 homes. This was followed by a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan last June that killed over 1,000 and demolished hundreds of homes, the worst in the country in 20 years.

Combating natural disasters is a shared responsibility

2023-03-24T20:40+0100arabnews (en)

The year 2022 was particularly tragic in terms of natural disasters. In March, a powerful earthquake hit the northeast coast of Japan, destroying about 19,000 homes. This was followed by a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan last June that killed over 1,000 and demolished hundreds of homes, the worst in the country in 20 years.

Videos Show ‘Major’ Earthquake Rattle Afghanistan, Pakistan

2023-03-21T21:49+0100fresnobee (en)

afghanistan quake aftermath. Above, a photo of Afghani citizens in the aftermath of a 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday with an inset image of a seismograph. Videos circulating online after the quake showed the effects of the quake and its aftermath.

Videos Show 'Major' Earthquake Rattle Afghanistan, Pakistan

2023-03-21T21:32+0100newsweek-USA (en)

An earthquake that struck parts of South Asia on Tuesday has been called "major," with videos circulating online of the quake and its frenzied aftermath. The quake hit at 12:47 p.m. ET in Afghanistan , with the epicenter reportedly about 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) south-southeast of the....

Natural disasters caused 30,000 deaths, $220bn losses in 2022

2023-03-20T03:07+0100dawn (en)

ISLAMABAD: An estimated 387 natural hazards and disasters resulted in the death of 30,704 people and caused economic losses of around $223.8 billion all over the world in 2022. The disasters, recorded by the Emergency Event Database (EM-DAT), affected 185m individuals.