Seven disasters have cost the US $19 billion in 2023: NOAA
Each disaster caused damages of over a billion dollars; only 2017 and 2020 had more disasters in this timeframe
How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes
Increasing availability of open-access data from government satellites have made it possible for everyone to gain insight into …
Hazards in waiting: Half the world still without early warning systems, flags UN report
Africa, South America, Arab countries, the Caribbean reported low coverage, UNDRR-WMO report finds
Inheritance of loss
Economic losses due to extreme weather events reach record high while nations spar over liability
Stumbling blocks
The Gujarat earthquake struck at the very foundation of urban India. The disaster highlighted the haphazard manner in which the country's towns …
Sponsored blight?
Another monsoon. The season of suffering in India's flood plains. And of blaming upstream people for floods. Is there an end to this
That sinking feeling
A baffled Bihar is struggling to provide food and shelter to three million people rendered homeless by a flood that swept through five districts. …
`I did not have a government for 36 hours'
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pleaded helplessness as the seat of his government went under water and his ministers and …
Only a sixth of India’s reservoirs full: Central Water Commission
Reservoirs in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have less than normal storage
At least 24 out of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission
Situation precarious for Karnataka and Maharashtra, where ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is predicted in some parts;…
CWC tells states to keep close watch on 15 dams
Central Water Commission asks dam officials to release water according to the rule curve and standard operating procedure
Uttarakhand floods: NGT notice to Alaknanda Hydropower Company for damage to Srinagar town
Construction debris dumped by project developer near dam and delay in opening flood gates responsible for large-scale damage, says petition
India’s reservoirs now have 155% more water than last yr
Live storage in 123 reservoirs is at 66.372 billion cubic metres (BCM) or 39 per cent of total live storage capacity
Lake made by landslide debris bursts, causes flash floods in Kargil
Six bridges have been washed away by the floods; remote mountainous villages in Ladakh at risk
Tsunami 2004: Sri Lanka yet to streamline its disaster warning system
Evacuation drills are carried out every three months, along with awareness initiatives linked to tsunamis, floods and landslides
Bundelkhand's cycle of droughts: is it man-made?
Study by National Institute of Disaster Management shows authorities neglected to break the cycle of droughts when rains were plentiful
Mass evacuation on in coastal districts
All two-storey government and NGO buildings, schools and colleges declared cyclone shelters
Did hydel projects have a role in Uttarakhand disaster? asks Supreme Court
Judges express concern over large number of power projects and dams on the Ganga and its tributaries without scientifically assessing their …
Why alluvial flood plains of north Bihar need alternative sanitation system
Flood is a recurring threat to the sustainability of open defecation free status in Bihar. Unique toilets, built on elevation, can show the way ahead
High rainfall, swelling rivers spread panic in Uttarakhand
Extreme rainfall of the kind witnessed during last year's flood disaster unlikely, say Met officials
Floods follow cyclone Phailin
Thousands of people are trapped in Balasore district, which is far from areas hit by cyclone
Rebuilding Uttarakhand: experts deliberate action plan
Participants at a workshop emphasise on implementation of recommendations while framing future development policy for the state; earlier expert …
Doctors absent in flood-hit areas
Hospitals have not got green signal for deploying teams; state government unclear of medical help actually needed
UN praises Bangladesh for evacuation ahead of cyclone Mahasen
One million people evacuated from 13 coastal districts 24 hours before landfall; 13 fatalities reported so far
India lost 6 people daily to extreme weather events in October
The month was unusually wet, with 47% more rainfall than the long period average