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Natural Disasters
Hawaii records its most serious floods in 20 years
DTE Staff
23 Mar 2026
2 min read
Local weather phenomenon of ‘Kona low’ and saturated soils held responsible for extreme weather
Rivers
Thimphu will provide real time rainfall, river discharge data to West Bengal for facilitating timely flood forecast: Indo-Bhutanese high-level meeting decision
Jayanta Basu
14 Mar 2026
3 min read
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood identified as a major threat during meeting
Governance
Villagers warn of looming disaster as muck dumping destabilises slopes and chokes Rispana river near Mussoorie
Megha Prakash
06 Feb 2026
5 min read
Residents of Chamasari gram sabha say unregulated road-cutting debris has blocked river flow and weakened fragile limestone slopes, raising fears of landslides and flooding as the monsoon approaches
Kerala’s debt write-off for Wayanad landslide survivors marks a new chapter in disaster justice
K A Shaji
04 Feb 2026
5 min read
Heatwaves and lightning should be added to national disaster list, Finance Commission says
Raju Sajwan
02 Feb 2026
4 min read
Himalaya-Karakoram glacial flood risks poorly assessed, study warns
Akshit Sangomla
29 Jan 2026
4 min read
Lightning an understated disaster in India: Experts call for deeper understanding of atmospheric electricity
Akshit Sangomla
23 Dec 2025
4 min read
Year of extremes: India hit by disasters on 331 of 334 days in 2025, up from 295 in 2024 and 292 in 2022
Kiran Pandey
18 Dec 2025
6 min read
Scientists warn Cyclone Senyar may have pushed Tapanuli orangutan closer to extinction
Himanshu Nitnaware
12 Dec 2025
3 min read
A ward that vanished: Mundakkai, the village that Kerala lost
K A Shaji
06 Dec 2025
4 min read
Death and devastation: Why a rare equatorial cyclone and other storms have hit southern Asia so hard
Steve Turton
01 Dec 2025
4 min read
Cyclone Ditwah may rapidly intensify, bring heavy rainfall to eastern coast of India
Akshit Sangomla
27 Nov 2025
2 min read
Sikkim ramps up disaster preparedness as Eastern Himalayas warm
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
27 Nov 2025
4 min read
Multiple cyclonic storms with rare Fujiwhara interaction likely in Bay of Bengal
Akshit Sangomla
24 Nov 2025
3 min read
Philippines twin typhoons expose abyss between funds proposed & actual need for loss & damage
Akshit Sangomla
13 Nov 2025
5 min read
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