Man standing in front of collapsed homes in residential area in Dujiangyan.
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Collapsed Homes
Man standing in front of collapsed homes in residential area in Dujiangyan.
Cracked Facade of Building
Cracked facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Cracked facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Cracked Facade of Building
Cracked facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Cracked facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Cracked Facade of Building
Cracked facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Cracked facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Cracked Facade of Building
Extensive cracking on facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Extensive cracking on facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Cracked Facade of Building
Cracked facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Cracked facade of damaged apartment building in Dujiangyan.
Damaged Apartment Building
Balconies of severely damaged apartment building having collapsed on a Dujiangyan street.
Balconies of severely damaged apartment building having collapsed on a Dujiangyan street.
Food Line
Food line in front of governmental relief camp in Dujianyan.
Food line in front of governmental relief camp in Dujianyan.
Partially Collapsed Building
Partially collapsed residential building in Dujiangyan.
Partially collapsed residential building in Dujiangyan.
Rubble Pile and Damaged Buildings
Man standing in front of rubble pile and damaged apartment buildings in Dujiangyan.
Man standing in front of rubble pile and damaged apartment buildings in Dujiangyan.
Sandbar in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Sandbars in Grand Canyon are influenced by the amount of sand avaiable to build sandbars and the flow of the river, both of which are affected by Glen Canyon Dam.
Sandbars in Grand Canyon are influenced by the amount of sand avaiable to build sandbars and the flow of the river, both of which are affected by Glen Canyon Dam.
Tilted Apartment Building
Apartment building tilted backwards due to structural failure.
Apartment building tilted backwards due to structural failure.
Tilted Entrance to Store
Tilted entrance to furniture store in Dujiangyan.
Tilted entrance to furniture store in Dujiangyan.
View of sandbar on Colorado River at River Mile 65
View of reattachment sandbar located near the Carbon Creek drainage on Colorado River (River Mile 65). Photo is from the long-term sandbar monitoring remote camera time-series archives, and shows the sandbar two months after the 2008 Spring High Flow Event.
View of reattachment sandbar located near the Carbon Creek drainage on Colorado River (River Mile 65). Photo is from the long-term sandbar monitoring remote camera time-series archives, and shows the sandbar two months after the 2008 Spring High Flow Event.
Volunteers Preparing Meals
Volunteers preparing meals in governmental relief camp in Dujianyan.
Volunteers preparing meals in governmental relief camp in Dujianyan.
Volunteers Preparing Meals
Volunteers preparing meals in governmental relief camp in Dujianyan.
Volunteers preparing meals in governmental relief camp in Dujianyan.
Baldcypress Trees and Medina River at Bandera TX
Baldcypress trees line the Medina River, as well as other rivers in the Texas Hill Country. Many trees get uprooted or broken off from periodic catastrophic floods. Photo taken in Bandera Park.
Baldcypress trees line the Medina River, as well as other rivers in the Texas Hill Country. Many trees get uprooted or broken off from periodic catastrophic floods. Photo taken in Bandera Park.
Gas plume blown by tradewinds across Crater Rim Drive, Kīlauea
This section of Crater Rim Drive in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park was closed in February 2008 because of the high concentration of volcanic gas blowing across the road from Halema‘uma‘u Crater by prevailing trade winds. The concentration of sulfur dioxide gas in this area is considered hazardous to human health.
This section of Crater Rim Drive in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park was closed in February 2008 because of the high concentration of volcanic gas blowing across the road from Halema‘uma‘u Crater by prevailing trade winds. The concentration of sulfur dioxide gas in this area is considered hazardous to human health.
HVO and Jaggar Museum on Kīlauea's caldera rim, Hawai‘i
Close view of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (right, with viewing tower) and National Park Service Jaggar Museum and overlook (left) on Kīlauea Volcano's caldera rim. At least three fault blocks can be seen below the observatory, which developed when Kīlauea's summit collapsed about 500 years ago to form the present-day caldera.
Close view of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (right, with viewing tower) and National Park Service Jaggar Museum and overlook (left) on Kīlauea Volcano's caldera rim. At least three fault blocks can be seen below the observatory, which developed when Kīlauea's summit collapsed about 500 years ago to form the present-day caldera.
Sandbar on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Sandbar on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon deposited by 2008 controlled flood. The river is flowing from left to right and the location is approximately 64 miles downstream from Lees Ferry, Arizona.
Sandbar on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon deposited by 2008 controlled flood. The river is flowing from left to right and the location is approximately 64 miles downstream from Lees Ferry, Arizona.
Sandbar on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Sandbar on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon deposited by the 2008 controlled flood. The view is looking downstream and the location is approximately 65 miles downstream from Lees Ferry, Arizona.
Sandbar on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon deposited by the 2008 controlled flood. The view is looking downstream and the location is approximately 65 miles downstream from Lees Ferry, Arizona.