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Severe cold froze up 50 meters high waterfall in Turkey
With arrival of winter season, a 50 meters high waterfall located in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak in Turkey, frozen up due to severe cold weather. Meters long icicles that formed on waterfall, revealed postcard images. Meanwhile, frozen…
Maiden’s Tower under sunset
The Maiden’s Tower, one of Istanbul’s landmark, met with sunset in the same frame. The setting sun and the red sky formed a stunning view, where the historical old city could be seen in the background. The aerial view showed breathtaking…
earthquake hits nicaragua
The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported that a 6.1 magnitude earthquake stroke off the coast of Nicaragua. The earthquake occurred 99 kilometers southwest of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, and at a depth of 30…
wild animals fed amid harsh winter in turkey
Authorities from the Şanlurfa Nature Conservation and National Parks Department distributed 2,140 kilograms of fodder to nature for wild animals affected by the harsh winter conditions in the Karacadağ region and its foothills, at an…
Heavy snow in Japan caused 99 flights to be canceled
Heavy snowfall in Japan, where under the effects of a new cold air wave, negatively affected life. The snow has been effective in different parts of the country, especially in Kanto and Tokai regions. Snow also reached 6 cm in the Kanto…
flash floods rip through houses, roads in pakistan
Heavy rains caused flash floods in the city of Gwadar in Pakistan's Balochistan province. At least 300 houses were destroyed in the flood, while more than a thousand vehicles were stranded on the Pakistan-Iran border due to the flood.…
Mount Nyiragongo volcano spewed ash and smoke into the sky
One of the most active volcanoes in the world, Mount Nyiragongo volcano located at Goma city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) became active. The volcano, which last erupted in May of last year, spewed ash and smoke into the…
Palandöken ski center in eastern turkey kicks off with ice climbing events
The Palandökenfest, which will take place between January 17 and 19, will be the first climb of the season in Turkey's first artificial ice park, which has a width of 150 meters and a height of 27 meters at the Palandöken Ski Center. There…
massive wild fire in Argentina’s patagonia
Wild fires in Puerto Madryn, in the northeastern province of Chubut in Argentina's Patagonia region, burned 90,000 hectares of land, authorities said. The fire was reported to be moving towards the Carlos Ameghino Isthmus, which connects…
adorable panda plays with snow in washington zoo
The 16-month-old panda named Xiao Qi Ji saw snow for the first time at Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, USA. Having met with snow, Ji enjoyed the snow by rolling on the snow and playing with other panda at the site. The moments were…