The devastating effect of the earthquake in Nepal is so severe that years will pass before the country get healed. According to Live Science, The first good view of the aftermath of Nepal's deadly earthquake from a satellite reveals that a broad swath of ground near Kathmandu lifted vertically, by about 3 feet (1 meter), which could explain why damage in the city was so severe. [...]
Google Executive Dan Fredinburg dies in Nepal earthquake
NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Fredinburg, a Google executive who described himself as an adventurer, was among the hundreds who died in a massive earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday. Google confirmed his death. Lawrence You, the company's director of privacy, posted online that Fredinburg was in Nepal with three other Google employees climbing Mount Everest. The other three, he [...]
Reviews of the world’s strongest earthquakes since 1900
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, the worst quake in the Himalayan nation in over 80 years. The world's strongest earthquakes since 1900: May 22, 1960: A magnitude-9.5 earthquake in southern Chile and ensuing tsunami kill at least 1,716 people. March 28, 1964: A magnitude-9.2 quake in Prince William [...]
250,000 animals massacred for nothing as Hindus celebrates!
As we speak, more than 250,000 animals (majority Buffalo) are undergoing mass slaughter as 'Nepal Hindus' celebrate it's religious festival that happens once every five years. This rituals will last for two days and Buffalo plus other unfortunate animals will bear the brunt. These scarifies is said to be for the purpose of appeasing the Hindu goddess, Gadhimai. According to [...]