List of Natural Disasters articles
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SYRIA-CONFLICT-YARMOUK The Defenders of Yarmouk
Just a few miles from downtown Damascus, pro-Assad Palestinian militias are fighting a grinding battle to the death against the Islamic State.
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helicopter960 Who Controls Nepal’s Helicopters?
The country has just a handful of private helicopters, which are crucial to earthquake rescue operations. But are foreign trekkers the only ones who’ve benefitted?
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Nepal earthquake relief effort gets needed supplies from US Air Force War dog of the week: Off to Nepal
Here is Phayu, an urban search and rescue dog from Fairfax County, Virginia, heading to Nepal with her assistant, Jennifer Massey.
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Nepal demo cropped An Earthquake Exposes Nepal’s Political Rot
The disaster could spur urgently needed democratization. But don't hold your breath.
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471207778crop What Can a Poor City Really Do to Prepare for an Earthquake?
Earthquakes present a unique problem for cities with a lack of resources.
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471203104nepalcrop Nepal’s Next Disaster
Kathmandu has become a city of makeshift shelters and crowded campsites — and it's setting the stage for a sanitation catastrophe that could kill thousands more.
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nepal U.S., China, India Race to Send Aid to Earthquake-Battered Nepal
As the death toll tops 3,700, countries around the world ramp up their ‘disaster diplomacy’ to save lives and bolster relations.
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470416688crop The Mediterranean Migrant Crisis, by the Numbers
Thousands of migrants have died making the dangerous crossing.
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Tension Mounts In Eastern Ukraine 10 Wars to Watch in 2015
From Afghanistan to Yemen, the conflicts and crises the world faces in the coming year.
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bv Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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632573_quiltycovercrop.jpg Finding Refuge on a Mine Field
Civilians fleeing attacks in Pakistan have fled over the border to Afghanistan. But a new danger is under their feet.
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Ed Jones/AFP A Government, Sinking
Why South Koreans can't get over the Sewol ferry disaster.
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Photos by Laurie Garrett Ebola Was Here
Ebola cases are dropping so rapidly that Liberians are talking about the disease in the past tense. They shouldn’t be.
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Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images A Small Step Backward for Mankind
Why America needs to embrace a culture of risk in order to build the next-generation space program.
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Top Image: Christian Keenan/Getty Images How to Shut Down a Country and Kill a Disease
China’s response to SARS a decade ago was effective but brutal. Is there a better way to stop the spread of Ebola?
