Members of the environmental and human rights organizations protest on the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir in a severe drought, as they call for the defense of natural resources, human rights and protest climate change, during the World Water day in La Vinuela, near Malaga, Spain March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Members of the environmental and human rights organizations protest on the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir in a severe drought, as they call for the defense of natural resources, human rights and protest climate change, during the World Water day in La Vinuela, near Malaga, Spain March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Members of the environmental and human rights organizations protest on the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir in a severe drought, as they call for the defense of natural resources, human rights and protest climate change, during the World Water day in La Vinuela, near Malaga, Spain March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Members of the environmental and human rights organizations protest on the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir in a severe drought, as they call for the defense of natural resources, human rights and protest climate change, during the World Water day in La Vinuela, near Malaga, Spain March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Members of the environmental and human rights organizations protest on the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir in a severe drought, as they call for the defense of natural resources, human rights and protest climate change, during the World Water day in La Vinuela, near Malaga, Spain March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Members of the environmental and human rights organizations protest on the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir in a severe drought, as they call for the defense of natural resources, human rights and protest climate change, during the World Water day in La Vinuela, near Malaga, Spain March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Members of the environmental and human rights organizations protest on the cracked ground of La Vinuela reservoir in a severe drought, as they call for the defense of natural resources, human rights and protest climate change, during the World Water day in La Vinuela, near Malaga, Spain March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Children look at a crack in a sports court following an earthquake in Isla Puna, Ecuador March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Maria Fernanda Landin 

A man plays with his dog called 'Nina' as tourists walk on the cracked ground next to the village of San Roman de Sau's church, which was partially submerged and re-emerged as Sau reservoir has the lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, near Vic, Spain March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A dog called “Nina” jumps on the cracked ground next to the village of San Roman de Sau's church which was partially submerged and re-emerged as Sau reservoir has the lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, near Vic, Spain March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

An old electric pole is pictured on the cracked ground next to the village of San Roman de Sau which was partially submerged and re-emerged as Sau reservoir has the lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, near Vic, Spain March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A leaflet with a cross and fish bones is pictured on the cracked ground next to the village of San Roman de Sau after the re-emerging while Sau reservoir has the lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, near Vic, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A man walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A leaf is pictured on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A bucket is pictured on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A couple walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A football shoe is pictured on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A couple walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

Cracked ground is pictured on the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A view of a house is pictured on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A view shows cracked and dry earth of the partially dry Lake Montbel at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains as France faces records winter dry spell raising fears of another summer of droughts and water restrictions, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier 

A shell is seen on cracked and dry earth of the partially dry Lake Montbel at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains as France faces records winter dry spell raising fears of another summer of droughts and water restrictions, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier 

Ali Dogru, 46, and his wife Hatice Dogru, 43, walk past a cracked wall as they leave their apartment, after grabbing some clothes and cooking utensils to take to the cemetery that they moved into in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey, March 11, 2023. The family had lived only seven months at their house, which authorities said sustained little damage. While Hatice is comfortable going inside, Ali is more cautious. "We're trying to overcome our fears," he said. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA TURKEY CEMETERY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Alkan shoe sole manufacturer finance chief Mehmet Alkan poses next to an earthquake crack at his factory at the Antakya Organize Sanayi Bolgesi industrial complex in Belen, Hatay province, March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Mehmet Serkan Sincan, owner of an antique shop in central Antakya, stands by a crack on the wall of his damaged store in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Antakya, Hatay province, Turkey, March 2, 2023. To maintain a sense of normalcy, Serkan Sincan has set up an exhibition outside the shop as he used to do in the past. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Cracks on a street is pictured in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Golbasi in Adiyaman province, Turkey March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Spicer 

Bess, a two year old Labrador trained by British police, and who will be flown to Thailand to help crack down on the smuggling of critically endangered pangolins, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), looks on, in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gerhard Mey 

View of Buster and Bess, two year old Labradors trained by British police, who will be flown to Thailand to help crack down on the smuggling of critically endangered pangolins, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gerhard Mey 

View of Buster and Bess, two year old Labradors trained by British police, who will be flown to Thailand to help crack down on the smuggling of critically endangered pangolins, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gerhard Mey 

View of Buster and Bess, two year old Labradors trained by British police, who will be flown to Thailand to help crack down on the smuggling of critically endangered pangolins, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gerhard Mey 

Buster, a two year old Labrador trained by British police, and who will be flown to Thailand to help crack down on the smuggling of critically endangered pangolins, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), sniffs a log, in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gerhard Mey 

Bess, a two year old Labrador trained by British police, and who will be flown to Thailand to help crack down on the smuggling of critically endangered pangolins, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), looks on, in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gerhard Mey 

An Arabic prayer for protection, written by Nehir Karan, 13, on a piece of paper, is taped on the cracked wall of her damaged home following the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 23, 2023. Nehir and her mother Sabriye visit their apartment for a couple of hours every other day. They move through it with caution but shower, do the laundry and take some food. When they leave, Sabriye recites a prayer. "I don't know if when I come back, it will still be standing or not," she said. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ ISKENDERUN TRAIN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Sabriye Karan, 57, and her daughter Nehir Karan, 13, share a carriage at Iskenderun train station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 23, 2023. Although Sabriye and Nehir's third-floor flat was only lightly hit, with some cracks appearing on the walls, they fear going back. Subsequent earthquakes and aftershocks have caused further damage to weakened buildings and authorities have warned people that many are unsafe to enter. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ ISKENDERUN TRAIN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A view shows cracked walls inside a hospital which is supported by Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) and was damaged by the deadly earthquake earlier this month in al-Dana town at rebel-held Idlib, Syria February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi 

A crack is seen on a road in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A crack is seen on a road in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A search team look through the cracks in the rubble of a house as they look for missing persons Leyla Habip and Nejat Habip in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Hatay, Turkey, February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Members of a search team look through the cracks in a house as they look for missing persons Leyla Habip and Nejat Habip in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

People move furniture out of a cracked building in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Kirikhan, Hatay province, Turkey, February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Nehir Karan, 13, lies down on the upper bunk bed of the carriage she shares with her mother Sabriye Karan, 57, at Iskenderun train station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 18, 2023. Although Sabriye and Nehir's third-floor flat was only lightly hit, with some cracks appearing on the walls, they fear going back. Subsequent earthquakes and aftershocks have caused further damage to weakened buildings and authorities have warned people that many are unsafe to enter. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ ISKENDERUN TRAIN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

How the Turkey earthquake tore a 300-kilometre rupture through the Earth’s surface The two strong earthquakes that hit Turkey on Feb. 6 opened two enormous cracks in Earth’s surface. 

How the Turkey earthquake tore a 300-kilometre rupture through the Earth’s surface The two strong earthquakes that hit Turkey on Feb. 6 opened two enormous cracks in Earth’s surface. 

Mapping fault lines he ground was torn, cracked open, and dragged in different directions after the massive earthquakes on Feb. 6. The ground was torn, cracked open, and dragged in different directions after the massive earthquakes on Feb. 6. 

A view of a zebra crossing on a road that was cracked open following the deadly earthquake, in Antakya, Turkey February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Nir Elias 

Aerial view shows cracks in the ground in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, near the Tevekkeli village in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

Aerial view shows cracks in the ground in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, near the Tevekkeli village in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

Aerial view shows cracks in the ground in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, near the Tevekkeli village in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

Aerial view shows cracks in the ground in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, near the Tevekkeli village in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

Aerial view shows cracks in the ground in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, near the Tevekkeli village in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

A view shows cracked walls following an earthquake in Adana, Turkey, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

Construction of a railway line and infrastructure work is photographed from the village Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Jaswant Singh Butola (R), 55, looks at houses which have been vacated due to damage that he says developed after infrastructure works began close to the village, while standing next to his neighbour Munni Devi, 55, in Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. "I have been living here for past 40 years," Devi said. "The whole night the work goes on below on the railway line and the cement from the house keeps falling down. We live in a lot of risk." REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A child stands next to cracks in the walls of her grandmother's house, near Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to carve roads and rail deep into the Himalayan mountains is smoothing the way for millions of Hindu and Sikh pilgrims to visit a clutch of religious sites that include the source of the Ganges river. The strategy has run into trouble, however, with some works halted by local authorities in the face of protests by residents after hundreds of houses were damaged by subsidence along the routes. The buildings and the land beneath houses had been weakened - geologists, residents and officials say - by rapid construction in the geologically unstable mountains. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Mukesh Khanduri, 37, has tea outside his house which overlooks the highway, in Bahuguna Nagar, Karnaprayag in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. He says his house developed cracks following the road widening work nearby, under the Char Dham Highway project. "People won't exist here anymore. Only the roads will," he said. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A television plays on the wall at the house of Rajeshwari Devi, 34, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. Devi, along with her family, sleeps in a municipal building converted to a night shelter and only spends time in their house during the day. Devi has four daughters, of which, two live with her, while the other two stay with a relative due to the deterioration of her house. "My father-in-law had gold jewellery made for me, which I used to secure a loan to build this house, which has now developed cracks," she said. "My husband is a day labourer, and we took a lot of pain to build this two-room house with a small veranda. I was so happy on that day." REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A view shows residential buildings and hotels in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. In January, cracks developed in more than 800 homes in Joshimath, 100 km from the border with China. Some houses crumbled completely, forcing hundreds of occupants to evacuate. Officials halted road construction work near the town, fearful of a bigger collapse. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Diya, 15, combs her sister's hair as their mother Rajeshwari Devi, 34, holds three-year-old Meghana's hand outside their house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. Devi, along with her family, sleeps in a municipal building converted to a night shelter and only spends time in their house during the day. Devi has four daughters, of which, two live with her, while the other two stay with a relative due to the deterioration of her house. "My father-in-law had gold jewellery made for me, which I used to secure a loan to build this house, which has now developed cracks," she said. "My husband is a day labourer, and we took a lot of pain to build this two-room house with a small veranda. I was so happy on that day." REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydro power project, built by the government's largest power producer, NTPC, is seen at Tapovan near Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.