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 …

Urbanisation making us more susceptible to natural disasters, says global report

Calls for preparing communities and locals for possible disasters

If not now

Then when?

73,556,000

How well do we know our ocean?

Go under

Or, follow coastal regulations

What? Why?

Our disaster preparedness

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

El Nino disasters: Governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared — what must change

There is a need to be clearer about who does what and coordinate preparations for disasters better

Review: ‘The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth’ inspires critical conversations about safety, accountability in science

BBC documentary offers viewers an inside look into NASA space shuttle crash in 2003, also known as Columbia disaster  

Extreme weather impact: 20,000 children displaced every day in last 6 years

At least three of every 10 persons displaced across the world due to weather-related disasters was a child

Disaster deaths, sinking: Unprepared Kolkata face multiple climate risks, warns IPCC report

Scientists offer solutions how city can contain impact of climate change

COP27 diary (November 8): Presidency unveils plan to build climate resilience for 4 billion by 2030

A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit  

Kerala declared drought-hit; water level in dams falls by 40 per cent

All the 14 districts of the state are facing severe water scarcity

Cyclones and the threat to delta population

Extreme weather events cause huge loss of lives, livestock and household assets 

Another year, another ritual

Lots of zeal and money

But Gujarat has not laid a sound foundation to manage disasters after the 2001 earthquake

Tripura roused

Government wakes up to the need for disaster management

Drought emergency in Georgia in the US

'Arrest Anderson'

Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs

One significant theological change that seems to be underway within Himalayan Hinduism as a result of climate change is the transformation of the …

Africa reported 30% of global acute public health events in last 2 decades: WHO

Infections were main cause for public health emergencies in last 2 decades; Climate-led natural disasters fuelling acute public health events

What is the new cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal?

A low-pressure area will likely develop over the southeast Bay of Bengal on May 7. It is likely to concentrate into a depression on May 8

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 …

Frequency of heat waves increasing; we must prepare for it: experts

Experts gathered at the National Workshop on Heat Wave Forecasts for State Level Preparedness deliberated on extreme weather and states' …

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