山火、洪水、沙塵暴、地震……當人類邁入2010年的時候,回首2009年這些相伴人類成長的自然災難,讓人深感觸目驚心的同時,也生發出一種災難過后的深刻反思。這些自然災難和環境破壞之間是否有著復雜的相互聯系?人類應從科學的意義上認識這些災害的發生、發展以及盡可能減小它們所造成的危害,這已經成為國際社會的一個共同主題。
新的一年到來了,讓我們祈禱人類與自然和睦相處,寄情山水,放歌田園,遠離災難,讓世界變得更加美好!
2009年4月6日9時32分,意大利中部發生6.3級強震,震中位于距首都羅馬北部95公里處,羅馬震感明顯。造成至少92人死亡,其中包括4名兒童,另有數人失蹤,多處房屋倒塌損毀。
L'AQUILA, ITALY - APRIL 06: A general view of the damaged Cathedral of L'Aquila following an earthquake on April 6, 2009 in L'Aquila, Italy. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake tore through central Italy, devastating historic mountain towns.
2009年4月18日,意大利拉奎拉市,地震使得市內近萬座樓房倒塌或受損,數以萬計居民無家可歸。
The city of L'Aquila after the earthquake, ITALY 18/04/2009
2009年8月29日,臺灣風災已經過去三個星期,屏東縣里港鄉的農田、果園、魚塘里仍然堆著從高屏溪上游沖來的漂流木與淤泥。放暑假的小朋友幫忙整地。
August 29, 2009, Ligang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan: The Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan three weeks ago, but driftwood and silt rushed from the Kao-Ping River still congest farmlands, orchards and fish ponds.Kids Help Do Farm Work during the Summer Holidays.
2009年9月10日,塞內加爾蓋迪亞瓦耶,一個男孩正穿過巴格達地區被水淹沒的院子。那些水是直接來自地下的,在雨季居民們每天早晨都要用水桶往屋外舀水。
A boy crosses a flooded courtyard in Baghdad district, on September 19, 2009 in Guediawaye, Senegal. The water come directly from the groundwater and residents evacuate buckets every morning of the rainy season.
2009年8月28日,美國加利福尼亞拉肯納達石嶺,消防隊員們正在奮力撲滅洛杉磯郊區干旱的森林大火。圣加布里埃爾山脈的大火順山坡向下蔓延威脅附近郊區拉肯納達石嶺的居民,著火面積已達5100公頃,而只有5%的火勢得到了控制。
August 28, 2009, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA: Firefighters beat back flames from the air and ground while wildfires raged through a dry forest above Los Angeles' suburbs. The dramatic success of an overnight air and ground battle against the swift-moving blaze on the Palos Verdes Peninsula was tempered by a threat from an out-of-control fire on the opposite side of Los Angeles in the steep San Gabriel Mountains above the city of La Canada Flintridge. The fire has burned over 5,100 acres with only a five percent containment.
2009年9月23日,澳大利亞悉尼,一位攝影師在悉尼港灣大橋拍攝沙塵暴來襲。當天,包括悉尼及其周邊地區在內出現罕見的沙塵暴天氣,
A photographer takes photos of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on September 23, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Severe wind storms in the west of New South Wales have blown a dust cloud that has engulfed Sydney and surrounding areas.
2009年9月1日,布基納法索首都瓦加杜古的聯合國廣場,被暴雨淹沒。整整一夜的暴雨襲擊使得該市大部分的居民區受淹,在造成巨大的財產損失的同時一些居民也因此受傷。
United Nations Square flooded by the rain water on September 1, 2009 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. A torrential rain has poured down on the city all night long, flooding almost all districts, causing huge damages and some people were injured.
2009年9月27日,曾被譽為世界上最清潔城市之一的菲律賓馬里基納市,滿目瘡痍,大量泥石流摻雜著各種殘骸充斥著整個城市。“凱薩娜”臺風使近200人喪生,而在臺風減弱后,大約50萬災民會踏著泥濘的街道趕往其他城市謀求生存。
September 27, 2009, Marikina city, Manila, Philippines: What was once heralded as one of the cleanest cities in the country is now on the state of calamity as flash floods and mudslides ravaged through Marikina City. Almost 200 people were killed and half a million displaced after Typhoon Ketsana wreaked havoc in central Luzon and other neighboring provinces. Residents walk through a mud-filled road while sea weed hangs from a street sign.
2009年12月18日上午,佛羅里達州好萊塢市消防隊消防車在執行任務的過程中因暴雨產生的洪水而擱淺,隊員們面對潮涌般的洪水望塵莫及。
Hollywood (Florida) Fire Rescue Engine 40 was still stalled in water Friday morning, December 18,2009,after responding to calls the night before drivers were stranded in parts of south Florida as a wet storm system headed north bearing heavy snow for the mid-Atlantic region, prompting winter storm warnings Friday form the Carolinas to new jersey.
2009年12月18日,星期五,佛羅里達州好萊塢。洪水逐漸退去。沃倫雷納在他鄰居家的棕櫚樹上掛起裝飾品。
Warren Lehner hangs an ornament that fell from his neighbor's palm tree, Friday, December 18, 2009 in Hollywood, Florida.
2009年12月18日,佛羅里達州 萊塢市的居民在受淹的道路上行走。當日暴風雨襲擊了南加州,14英寸的降水量使得部分地區洪水泛濫。
A pedestrian walks through a flooded road on December 18,2009 in Hollywood, Florida. Severe rain storms crossed South Florida drooping more than 14 inches of rain in some areas which caused flooding.