Looks like thanks to global warming tornadoes become a normal thing in Russia. A few days ago one hit the small town of Krasnozavodsk near Moscow, leaving after itself landscape of destruction. People were shocked - they were never seen such before.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Volcano Eruption in Iceland
1. The sun rises behind an erupting volcano near Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland April 20, 2010.
2. Lava spews from a volcano as it erupts near Eyjafjallajokull April 19, 2010.
3. A plume of ash rises from the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier, Monday, April 19, 2010. Meteorologists in Iceland said eruptions from the volcano were weakening and the ash was no longer rising to a height where it would endanger large commercial aircraft.
4. A computer enhanced image provided by the German Aerospace Center, DLR, on Friday, April 16, 2010 shows a photo of the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier on Iceland taken by the TerraSAR-X satellite on Thursday evening, April 15, 2010 . The volcano in Iceland, which erupted for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, shooting smoke and steam into the air forced hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters. Flights around the world have been cancelled and passengers stranded as the ash cloud from the volcano affected operations at some of the world's busiest airports.
5. Satellite image provided Monday, April 19, 2010 by GeoEye shows a smoky plume of volcanic ash rising from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in southern Iceland. European officials carved up the sky Monday, creating three zones to more quickly break the flight deadlock caused by volcanic ash flowing from Iceland over Europe.
6. Smoke and ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano block daylight on a church on April 19, 2010
7. Steam, rocks and ash are thrown out of an erupting volcano near Eyjafjallajokull April 19, 2010.
8. A cloud of volcanic matter rises from the erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano April 17, 2010 in Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland. A major eruption occurred on April 14, 2010 which has resulted in a plume of volcanic ash being thrown into the atmosphere over parts of Northern Europe.
9. Steam and ash float out to the northern Atlantic from an erupting volcano near Eyjafjallajokull April 19, 2010.
10. Vulcanic ash settles near Reykjavik as the Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajokull continues to erupt 19 April 2010
11. The Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajokull continues to erupt 19 April 2010 causing widespread air traffic disruption with clouds of volcanic ash.
12. A cloud of volcanic matter is seen as it rises from the erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano April 17, 2010 near Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland.
13. Volcanic activity takes place in the Fimmvorduhals area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajokull and Myrdalsjokull, approximately 125 km east of Reykjavik March 28, 2010 in Iceland.
14. A woman stands near a waterfall that has been dirtied by ash that has accumulated from the ash plume of an erupting volcano near Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland April 18, 2010.
15. This aerial image shows the crater spewing ash and plumes of grit at the summit of the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier Saturday April 17, 2010.
16. The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air just prior to sunset Friday, April 16, 2010. Thick drifts of volcanic ash blanketed parts of rural Iceland on Friday as a vast, invisible plume of grit drifted over Europe, emptying the skies of planes and sending hundreds of thousands in search of hotel rooms, train tickets or rental cars.
17A car is seen driving through the ash from the volcano eruption under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland, Friday April 16, 2010.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Peru - Land Slide
PÍSAC, PERÚ: The family of Luis Masedo, 79, bless his coffin during a funeral in Písac, Peru. Hundreds of people in turned out for two funerals on March 5, 2010 after a massive landslide on March 3, 2010 swept through town's main plaza killing many people.
PERÚ: The home of Quispe Huarhua where 25 people were living is in the process of being cleared of mud. A landslide on February 24 at 4AM swept through the area sweeping away homes and killing at least two people.
PERÚ: Laerana Wardccallo climbs out of the home she was forced to flee on February 24, 2010 at 5AM when a landslide rushed down the hillside. She escaped with her husband and 8 children but nothing else.
PASHAR, PERÚ: Children play near a part of the train to Machu Picchu sitting dormant in the Pashar Station. Recent mud slides have closed the rail way and left many in the tourism-dependent area reeling from a lack of work.
PASHAR, PERÚ: The Urubamba River surges past an unfinished home in the Sacred Valley in Peru just outside the town of Pashar.
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Chile's Devastating Earthquake
Fallen vehicles are seen by a destroyed highway after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Santiago, capital of Chile
People carry supplies along a street in Talcahuano, southern Chile.
Passers-by observe the remains of a destroyed building in Concepcion
Concepcion, the day after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early morning killing at least 300 people.
A man carries some of his belongings after a tsunami hit Pueco, 10 kms from Concepcion, the day after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake
Residents sleep on a pavement for fear of aftershocks following the earthquake
Chilean policemen try to maintain control during the delivery of flour to the population in Concepcion.
Firemen look for survivors through the night
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