একাধারে ধীরে ধীরে নিরিবিলি যায় শুনে নারে নাহি ফিরে, দিন গুলি হায় আসে তেরে ক্ষ্যাপাস্বরে, কহে কাল দিন খোজ কারে দেখো তারে, যে আছে বিলীন খুজিয়া দেখিলাম সে আর কেহ নয় ফিরিয়া পাইলাম যে কাটাইবে ভয়। ১। জাপানের সুনামি ২। Two lights from the former site of the World Trade Centers shine for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. ৩। Office workers look for a way out of a high rise building in central Christchurch, New Zealand on February 22. ৪।

A before and after shot of Joplin, Missouri after a massive tornado on May 22. ৫। This sightseeing boat, Hama Yuri, was pulled 1300 feet from the coast and somehow balanced itself on a two story house during the tsunami in Japan ৬। A monstrous dust storm (Haboob) roared through Phoenix, Arizona in July. ৭। Chile's Puyehue volcano erupts, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia and forcing over 3,000 people to evacuate. (Reuters) ৮। Cars are abandoned on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive during the "Snowpocalypse" in February. ৯।

Facebook played an extremely important role in the uprisings throughout the Middle East. ১০। A policeman detains an opposition activist in Baku on March 12. Azerbaijan police detained more than 30 activists of the opposition Musavat Party when its members took to the street of Baku to protest against the ruling elite following a similar rally a day before. (Reuters)  ।