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Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 18 Sep

https://youtu.be/y5NdicKqAto?si=09_0chxOtKyyG7fq Prioritizing short term gains and economic growth isn't reason that irritates himalayas? Why to extend eye till himalayas.Can't we love and enjoy the way they are? Deforestation...

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When Does Lightning Strike People Twice?

Bright Ansu Adjei @Wanisheik (21) • Accra, Ghana 27 Mar 23

Lightning strikes on a person twice can occur, but it is extremely rare. It is estimated that the odds of being struck by lightning once in a lifetime are around 1 in 15,300, and the odds of being struck twice are much higher, at...

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Salute to the Heroes

DawnWriter @Dawnwriter (9) • Pakistan 10 Feb 23

On 6th February, earthquakes in Turkey and Syria caused widespread devastation. Thousands of people have lost their lives and millions are homeless. Since then, I have been looking at video after video of relief efforts in Turkey...

It turned black.

Amber @AmbiePam (120961) • United States 3 May 22

The sky went from blue to black pretty quickly. The tornado sirens went off, the TV blared an emergency alert, and my phone beeped a tornado warning message. I hate this time of year. Last night the storms came through, and the...

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Last Night Was Scary

Karen Hellier @Kouponkaren (5497) • United States 30 Dec 21

Last night my husband got an alert on his phone about a tornado warning and bad thunderstorms. I don't like thunder and lightning when it is loud and close to the house. It scares me, especially because we live in a forest...

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Fall Foliage and the ‘37 Flood

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 3 Nov 21

This week I went out for a foliage drive along the banks of the Ohio River. That took me to a quaint little town called West Point, a small town with more historical markers than people! Seriously! There are markers all over...

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Are you prepared?

Philip Low @crobyghost (178) • United States 3 Oct 21

Natural disasters are happening all over the world and happening at a greater rate and at a more extreme level. Everything from Earthquakes to Volcano eruptions to extreme flooding and then some. So there lays the question are...

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Do you know Banjir Bandang?

Exitoo @Exitoo (83) • Semarang, Indonesia 26 Sep 20

a few days ago in a region in Indonesia there was a natural disaster which we are often called a flash flood, a very heavy flood that caused and destroyed every resident's house. There are lots of residents whose houses have to be...

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About Natural disasters

Eric Tsuma @erictsuma (9725) • Mombasa, Kenya 8 Jun 20

Natural disasters are natural calamities that occurs in any part of the world,They normally caught us Un aware of them. They normally affect our normal day to day lives both mentaly,physically,emotionally, socially and also...

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Yesterday I thought, It would be my last day of life

SHOHANA @SHOHANA (16093) • Bangladesh 27 May 20

Hello everyone, here I come and fortunately I'm alive. Last night it was a stormy night and I woke up near 2 am. The sound and lightning scared me a lot and I just thought there would be no tomorrow. But Thank Almighty Allah...

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March 11, 2020 - What happened that day?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 11 Mar 20

Today was a real bust-out. Most of the events on this date had to do with various wars, weather (blizzards), natural disasters (earthquakes) and other things that you probably wouldn't be interested in. The birthdays were just...

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Shake, Rattle and Roll in Southern California

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 6 Jul 19

Last night, we had a 7.1 earthquake here in Southern California where I live. It lasted for over a minute and caused the hotel where we are staying to sway. (Yes, we are still in the hotel after two months, and could be here...

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Would You Like To Join Me?

Catherine @bluesa (15022) • Johannesburg, South Africa 28 Sep 18

Today, I want to run, run away from every single worry. Where do I want to run to? An Island, any quiet, idyllic Island. Then, I start thinking about the weather that is hitting Islands and I start wondering...what are the odds...

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Jesus is Love: Fabulous Word Art

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 20 Oct 17

Found this fabulous word art. Have to share it. My mom used to make me read the newspapers, even though I was a kid. She said since I knew how to read I should learn about the world. I remember as a child seeing an article in...

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Hurricanes galore

Pradab @pradab (413) • India 10 Oct 17

I'm writing this with the American and carribean area in mind...For the past few weeks,we have been hearing of hurricanes one after another pounding the carribean island and American gulf coast..What do you make of it?...why so...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 1 Sep 17

Day 12 Isaiah 13 13:1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. 2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3 I...

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The Tennessee Fires are Heartbreaking

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 30 Nov 16

As someone who has lived in California for decades, I have personally seen how destructive wildfires can be. I also have several nephews who are firefighters and one who is a Fire Captain with a major California city. I'm so...

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Have the New Zealand myLotters Checked In Today?

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 13 Nov 16

When I sat down to have lunch I opened my iPad and saw the first thing on my news feed was Leon Russell's death, replaced quickly by the story of a 7.9 earthquake in New Zealand. It appears that the epicenter was near Kaikoura,...

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The sun shines bright and we are cleaning the disaster.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 19 Apr 16

Good morning, mylotters. The sun is shining again and we can see everywhere the damage that the rain left in my city. Noone can say that the city is getting back to normal because there is a lot of moyer lost in damages as the...

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I woke up in the middle of an earthquake.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 14 Apr 16

Last night I had some trouble falling asleep as my head ached. I woke up, suddenly, while it was still dark, with the soil rocking. It was not a small one, so I put on the only slippers I had around which were not to tranpple in...

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