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Mother Nature took no prisoners when she unleashed her wrath on Los Angeles at the beginning of 2025. Wildfires continue to rage in the area, and the death toll now stands at at least 27. Around 12,000 structures have burned to the ground. Tens of thousands of people remain evacuated. Others are picking up the pieces.
It’s the latest in a series of natural disasters around the world that have had devastating effects in recent years. From earthquakes to hurricanes, volcanoes and floods, nature has truly tested the spirit of mankind. But even in the face of death and destruction, human beings have shown courage and resilience.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of photographs shared by people who have survived natural disasters. Some are heartbreaking, some are scary and others are a reminder that even during the toughest times, there's always a glimmer of hope.
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#1
I Train These Clever Creatures To Save Victims Trapped In Collapsed Buildings After Earthquakes
We kit them out with a rat backpack, and train them to trigger a switch when they find a victim & come back for a tasty treat.
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#2
Colorado Man Reunited With His Donkey, Ennis, After Fire Swept Through His Town
#3
Cat Walking Away From A Volcanic Eruption
The Los Angeles wildfires have once again highlighted just how vulnerable human beings are to climate change. Experts have long warned that global warming leads to an increase in natural disasters, and the latest fires have been blamed on a "perfect storm".
The area had gone without rain for months, creating desirable dry and dead vegetation for extreme combustion. Coupled with hurricane-force winds, firefighters didn't stand a chance when a spark met its soulmate and whipped up a blaze that instantly took off as if it were taking part in a marathon.
#4
A Dog And Her 2 Puppies Were Pulled Alive From The Rubble 124 Hours After The Earthquake In Turkey
#5
House Frozen By Lake Erie During This Week’s Blizzard In Buffalo
#6
Found Her Cat 16 Days After The Tornado
“When you have a high wind blowing a fire, the fire is not on the ground, it is in the air,” Hugh Safford told the Guardian. He's a fire ecologist at the University of California, Davis, and the regional director for the California Fire Science Consortium.
As Safford explained, embers can fly through the air, igniting vegetation way ahead of the fire frontline. The result: an apocalypse-like scene that catches residents and firefighters off-guard.
#7
Dog Carries Whole Bag Of Dog Food After Hurricane Harvey
#8
Rainbow And Tornado
#9
When You Wake Up To 40" - 44" Of Snow In One Night
"The landscape is tinder dry, and so any ignition source, whether from errant cigarette butts or sparks from power lines blown over in the strong winds, is much more likely to take hold and spread," said David Demeritt, a geographer and expert in environmental policy.
Demeritt explains that there's a Los Angeles has a lot of fuel to burn. And the inconsistent conditions aren't helping. "This time last year, Los Angeles was plagued with flooding (and landslides) that broke an extended long-term drought across the region," he said. "That burst of moisture led to plant growth, which has been steadily drying over the past year of very dry conditions."
#10
Getting Away From An Erupting Volcano Today
#11
The Fourth Largest City Of Sweden, Uppsala, Is Currently Flooded. The Swedes Aren’t That Concerned
#12
A Cat And A Dog Cuddled Together After Being Rescued From The Rubble In Earthquake-Hit Syria
As thousands of Los Angeles residents come to terms with losing their homes and belongings, and firefighters continue to battle the blazes, experts have warned that extreme natural disasters are far from over. We are likely to see more droughts in the coming years. And as result, storms could intensify.
The U.S. Geological Survey explains it like this: "As more water vapor is evaporated into the atmosphere it becomes fuel for more powerful storms to develop. More heat in the atmosphere and warmer ocean surface temperatures can lead to increased wind speeds in tropical storms. Rising sea levels expose higher locations not usually subjected to the power of the sea and to the erosive forces of waves and currents."
#13
Oregon Wildfires Making It Look Straight Apocalyptic
#15
A Photo Of Incarcerated Firefighters Resting After Fighting A Socal Wildfire. They Get $2-$5/Day For That Work
JK 3 hours ago (edited)
I saw a conversation about this program and they need to have a clean record while incarcerated, and they get credits towards early release. The inmates said they liked it because they were treated like humans, which says a lot about prison conditions. Having been incarcerated myself for a minor offense (spit on a cop; six months) I completely understand why these guys are willing to do this hard work. As for wages, they should get paid more. It all goes into their jail fund, and they get it paid either for commissary or a check when they walk out of the door. I did so much to help my fellow inmates I had a darn cheering section when I walked the hallway for the last time. People who do the time are often resilient and want to do better, and that is what these crews are doing. It is really hard to come back and rebuild once you have made a mistake and ended up incarcerated. Took me a decade. I respect these guys who are risking their lives.
Climate monitoring groups raised the alarm in January, warning that the world had set an unwanted record last year. Global surface temperatures rose to between 1.45°C and 1.6°C higher than the average from 1850 to 1900, making 2024 the hottest year in human history.
#16
So Yesterday I Was On My Way To Phoenix And I Captured One Of The Craziest Photos!!
#17
Overnight Storm Winds In Ga Moved A House Into The Road
#18
The Power Of Hurricane Force Winds
“We are now living in a very different climate from that which our parents and our grandparents experienced,” said deputy director of Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service Samantha Burgess.
While Nasa's Gavin Schmidt warned that another 1.5°C of warming would take the planet back to a climate last seen 3 million years ago. In which case, sea levels could rise dramatically. “We are halfway to Pliocene-level warmth in just 150 years,” Schmidt cautioned.
#19
Man Sits On Bench With His Dog During Hurricane Harvey
#20
My Mom Has 5 Sets Of China (Don't Ask) And Put Them In Her Pool Prior To Being Evacuated From Fires In Northern California. The Dishware Survived!
#21
Rare Typhoon Sky As Seen From A Subway Exit
#22
Tornado In Southern Romania, Today
#23
Roads In Turkey After The 7.8 Earthquake
AtMostAFabulist 5 hours ago
Not human resilience, unless there is a human skateboarding over the cracks.
#24
There Was A Hailstorm At My Cousins House, They Have No Power So They Can’t Vacuum Up The Broken Glass In Their House Yet
#25
Valencia Right Now After The Floods
#26
Tree Struck By Lightning Burning From Inside Out
#27
Blizzard Blew The Man Door On My Garage Open Yesterday
#28
Cal-Fire Firefighter From The Paradise, Ca Wildfire Finds Missing Dog, Helps Reunite With Family
#29
20ft Shipping Container Found Wrapped Around A Tree After A Flood
#30
Before And After Hurricane Lan [fort Myers Florida]
#32
Eruption Happening In St. Vincent Today
#33
This Is The Power Of An Avalanche!
#34
Not The Beautiful Florida View Anyone Imagined! Courtesy Of Hurricane Ian
#35
Last Day On The Line After 6 Years In Wildfire. It Has Been An Honor. Stay Safe!
#36
A Kangaroo Rushes Past A Burning House In Lake Conjola, Nsw
CaptainBungonia 44 minutes ago
This was back in late 2019/early 2020 when bushfires (started by lightning) took out hundreds of hectares up and down the NSW coast.
#37
A Street Completely Ripped Apart By The Floods In Germany
#38
Flooding In Auckland, Nz
#39
3pm In Port Macquarie, Nsw During The Wildfires
CaptainBungonia 42 minutes ago
In Australia, they're referred to as "bushfires". This was back in late 2019/early 2020 when bushfires (started by lightning) took out hundreds of hectares up and down the NSW coast.
#40
Wind Turbine After Being Hit By A Tornado
#41
Hurricane Damaged Boardwalk
#42
It's Currently -35°c Outside. The Water In The Air Freezes Making An Ice Fog
#43
Storm Chasin In West Texas
#44
Waiting For A Fish Fry In Western New York After A Blizzard!
#45
Sunrise Over The San Fransisco Bay Today. Pier 45 Is On Fire At The Moment
#46
It's Raining Reason Again
#47
There Was An Earthquake This Morning
#48
6000 People Isolated After An Avalanche Obstructed A Tunnel In Italy
#49
Green Sky During A Storm In South Dakota
#53
Dealing With Insurance Claims Adjusters After Hurricane Laura
Multa Nocte 3 hours ago
Insurance people need to start getting nervous with stupidity like this.
#54
Hurricane Ian
#56
Pics I Took From The Tornado Destruction In Mayfield Kentucky. (I Live Here)
#57
My Aunt Took This Picture Of A Tornado At My Grandparents Farm That Touched Down Yesterday. South Dakota
#58
Pics I Took During Hurricane Harvey. Bayou Was About 25ft High
#60
Flooding On The Highway (Dvp) In Toronto Due To Heavy Rainfall
#62
Parents Retired This March And Bought Their Dream Ranch House In The Co Mountains On 400 Acres
Now There’s A 4000 Acres Fire That’s 0% Contained About A Mile From Them. No Evacuation Order For Them Yet, But We Expect It’s Coming
#63
My Mountain Caught On Fire At 3am.... Yep, That’s My House
#64
There Was A Tornado Today
No other houses were damaged too bad, tornado just so happed to touch down right here.
Another part of town was pretty much leveled though
#65
Flood Reporter
#66
Raining In Lisbon Flooded The Only Exit From The Train Station In Algés
#68
My Entire Neighborhood Is Submerged In Flood Water With Raw Sewage In It
My neighborhood Laurel Meadows in Sarasota Florida is completely flooded from Hurricane Debby and the water level is rising day by day despite the storm being over. Many of us are homeless now, cannot access our medications inside our homes, and truly have no idea what to do. Worst of all- it seems like no one knows what is happening to us.
#72
My Parents Lost Their House And Cars To A Tornado Last Month
The house was moved 13 feet backwards, off of the foundation with my parents in it. My dad said that the house was at about a 45 degree angle before the roof gave way. My parents were in the bathroom (the door on the far right) when it hit. The bathroom and storage room were the only rooms left with the roof intact. Thankfully, they're okay. Our dog came out without a scratch. She didn't make it into the bathroom with my parents in time, and somehow survived in the living room (this photo and the previous one).
#73
Dad's Coworker's Truck Struck By Lightning Last Night
#74
Uniformed Group Just Came Up And Stole Half The Fire Relief Supplies At The Santa Anita Racetrack
#76
Got A Call From The Fire Department
#77
I Lost Everything In A House Fire This Morning And Narrowly Escaped. My Life Has Been So Hard Lately And I Didn’t Think It Could Get Any Worse But Apparently I Was Very Wrong
#79
My Shower After Helene
#83
My Neighborhood Is Currently Blocked Off Because Of A Flood
#84
Roof Leak Flooded My Car While I Was Away, Came Back To This
#85
My House Got Flooded (Second Picture Is The Aftermath)
#91
Came Back To Check The House After The Neighborhood Flooded From The Hurricane. Wasn’t Expecting My Car To Look Like This…
#92
My Friend's Garage The Day After Hurricane Sally
#97
A Hailstorm Destroyed Our Roof And Insurance Doesn't Pay Because The Hail Was A Bigger Diameter Than What's Covered
Multa Nocte 5 hours ago
How the hell is it possible for an insurance company to specify the maximum diameter of hail?
#99
Before And After The Recent Storm In Dubai. I Now Have A Lake View Apartment :d
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What do you think ?
AtMostAFabulist 5 hours ago
A lot of interesting pictures, but I am not seeing a lot of the resilience of people.
AtMostAFabulist 5 hours ago
A lot of interesting pictures, but I am not seeing a lot of the resilience of people.
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