Odisha’s tourism sector hit by Cyclone Fani

The cyclone hit Odisha coast at a time when large number of tourists were expected to flock to the state

Swinging protection

How to rebuild Uttarakhand?

Delayed warning

Miniature spy

Shaken, but not stirred

Despite several high intensity earthquakes, India is yet to chalk out a seismic policy

Catastrophic change

Polar meltdown

Iceberg breaks off from Antarctica's Ross Sea Ice Shelf

Keep the poor in focus

That is what victims demand of the disaster management bill

Environmental impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict

War in Ukraine could lead to thousands of civilian deaths, a potential refugee crisis and global economic downfall. It will also create …

Breaking silos in disaster management

An integrated approach involving all concerned stakeholders can help farmers combat the ill-effects of climate-induced natural disasters

Quake Escape

Geoscientist Harsh Gupta speaks to Dinsa Sachan on the need for an  early warning system for  earthquakes  

Surviving heatwaves: What can India learn from France

Heatwave events caused 22,223 deaths from 1992 to 2015 in India 

Mozambique: a model for flood management

World Reconstruction Conference in Washington DC releases guides for countries to learn disaster management during and after a catastrophic …

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place

Early warning for all: WMO unveils $3.1 bn plan at COP27

Early warning systems have still not reached 33% of the global population

Hamoon: Odisha prepares for brewing cyclonic storm; sends out warnings to farmers, fisherfolk

Light to moderate rain is likely to lash the coastal districts of Odisha

India gets World Bank credit to mitigate cyclones

Bank to extend US $412.4 million for capacity building in eight coastal states

Assam's nowhere people

The state has lost more than seven per cent of its area to erosion because of floods. The result: thousands of displaced people in makeshift …

Cyclone Gaja live analysis: 10% of world's cyclonic storms put 1/3rd of Indians at risk

Around 76% of the total loss of human lives from cyclonic storms have occurred in India and Bangladesh

20 years into 21st century: 70% global agriculture under climate threat

Every year, disasters killed 60,000 people; climate-related disasters doubled in the last two decades

Simply Put: Heatwave in Bihar. Or not

Simply put: Life after cyclone Fani

The lesson from Bangladesh

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