Tag Archive: natural disasters


The devastating storms and floods in northern Italy are yet another reminder of the extremes of global climate change. I remember travelling through the region on a vespa a few years ago and even then, basked in September sunshine, it looked crumbling and vulnerable – which I found to be chic and picturesque at the time.

Now, the heavy rains, strong winds and floods are reported to have caused extensive damage to the sequence of coastal villages there. The famous tourist spots are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Unfortunately Italian administration is not known for efficient emergency response, so I imagine it will take quite some time to see restoration efforts and get everything back on track. Reports say that the roads are flooded and damaged, which additionally impedes progress, as conditions worsen along the coast. An Italian news agency announced that a fishing village of Monterosso has been almost entirely wiped out and “no longer exists”! [This reminds me of my post and Newsweek list of places that are disappearing].

We can at least hope that the worse if over in terms of natural disasters in the area. With the winter on threshold, though, this might not be the case. It’s heartbreaking to see such a gorgeous place in ruins.

..where does this arrow lead to, now?

Manarola, Cinque Terre

lazy life..

artistic vortex

Seismic activity

Planet Earth is a living organism, a powerful engine that is at the same time a fragile entity which continuously evolves, metamorphoses, and adjusts its nominal responsibility to itself and its inhabitants, thus affecting own interior and exterior functions.

Simultaneously as the planet’s external surface experiences changes from atmospheric activity, so do the underlying components and the core, which are in turn manifested on the surface.

Over the past century, through innovative research and technological advancements, we are able to gain an invaluable insight into the workings of our planet and monitor its development.

Exchange of energy deep in Earth’s central regions is constant and reciprocal, which resonates in the vibrations that transmit in the form of forceful seismic waves.

Of utmost importance to geologists, geographers and environmentalists is to comprehend the causes and effects of seismic activity on the environment, and vice versa. They are trying to chart courses of action that will minimize response time after natural disasters by earthquakes and associated with them: tidal waves, volcanic eruptions, landslides, land sinking, flooding, etc.

The physical, biological, chemical components of our environment are changing in accordance with similar constituent forces of the universe.

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