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2 hours ago just after an 10s seconds 6.8 earthquake here in Cebu Philippines occurred, I've been thinking, is it just me or the natural disasters since 2011 are increasing?
I mean my parents and myself been living 6 months every year in Cebu for the past 15 years and it is the first time that we ever experienced such a high freq earthquake.
After a little googling I've come across this article :
I mean my parents and myself been living 6 months every year in Cebu for the past 15 years and it is the first time that we ever experienced such a high freq earthquake.
After a little googling I've come across this article :
Earth might seem like a more active and dangerous place than ever, given the constant media reports of multiple natural disasters recently. But a broader view reveals that it's not Mother Nature who's changed, but we humans.
Drawn by undeveloped land and fertile soil, people are flocking to disaster-prone regions.
This creates a situation in which ordinary events like earthquakes and hurricanes become increasingly elevated to the level of natural disasters that reap heavy losses in human life and property.
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