Turkey and Syria earthquake: Long-term funding is needed to support search-and-rescue after major disasters

 Until having an effective earthquake early warning, we need to rely on building codes and urban and physical planning

Nigeria floods: Expert insights into why they’re so devastating and what to do about them

Over 1.4 million people have been displaced, 500 died, thousands injured in floods in Nigeria

Climate change in India: Odisha all set to redraw its map

People in the state struggle to find their feet as the Bay of Bengal washes away one after the other village in Satabhaya

Floods affect over 30,000 in Assam

Parts of Manas National Park, a world heritage site, have also been submerged by the flood water

Shipwreck records and tree rings unveil Caribbean hurricane history—and clues to the future

In an attempt to better understand hurricanes, researchers recreate hundreds of years of hurricane records with Spanish shipwreck logs and tree …

The eye in the sky

India is one of the few developing countries to have its own space satellite systems. And, now Indian planners are depending increasingly on …

Infamy and after

Minamata in Japan and Bhopal in India. Two of the worst cases of chemical disaster to have hit the world this century. Years later, the …

Dealing with disasters

For appropriate disaster management, it is essential to give due importance to political, social, economic as well as environmental aspects. …

Natural disasters: why are we always so unprepared?

Government agencies merely shift blame but take no action to plan and prepare ahead

As heavy rains lash, dam outflows too increase in Karnataka

Mismanagement by dam officials leave state staring at worrying scenario

Flood situation in Bihar, UP and Rajasthan critical; Army, Air Force on alert

About 200,000 people have reportedly lost their homes in flood-hit Bihar

Under siege

A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Orissa. Authorities fail on all counts

Picking up the pieces

Flaws in India's tsunami warning system

India's first radio on disaster management

Heatwave kills 36 people, most in Andhra Pradesh

Churu, which saw the temperatures soar beyond 50 degrees Celsius, has not registered even a single death

This is why Kerala floods were the worst in a century

Kerala's worst flood since 1924 reinforces how local environmental degradation and lack of disaster preparedness can make extreme weather events …

Scientists improvise models to better predict storm surges

IIT-Delhi researchers have developed models which are being used by many Indian Ocean rim countries, besides Indian Meteorological Department, …

Why does Mumbai sink almost every monsoon?

Mumbai comes to a standstill every time it receives heavy rainfall for consecutive days. Why is the city not prepared to deal with such extreme …

Drones help farmers in the Philippines tackle climate disasters

About 25 FAO and government technical experts will be deployed across the archipelago to support the mission

Rising high to defeat floods in Bangladesh

A secure and cost-effective method of raising the height of vulnerable river island clusters is being used to protect them from flooding

Long wait in the valley

Months after the devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of victims are still waiting to be rehabilitated. Meanwhile, this year's …

Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …

Storm surges and relief: Why India should rethink its cyclone response

There is more to cyclone risk management than the total number of evacuees

Jammu and Kashmir Floods: Caught unawares