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  

Disasters, conflicts triggered 5 mln displacements in India in 2019

India's tally highest among 33 mln globally

Home makers

Women of Latur exemplify how people alone can put an end to their misery

Disaster Risk Reduction Day: No progress in last decade to help people with disabilities cope with disaster, UN reports

Around 84% people with disabilities surveyed said they were were not informed of personal preparedness plans

Tremors feared

UGANDA

Shock absorbers

Earthquake-resistant buildings minimise damage as a 6.8 Richter earthquake rocks Seattle

The importance of good-neighbourliness

Chamoli disaster factsheet: Why was it a snowball effect

A stitch in time

We should start investing in communities for disaster prevention

Reinforced

Building code made stronger

Risky slope: What makes Dharamshala vulnerable to landslides

Anthropogenic pressure adds to high risk of earthquakes in this Himachal city

Shaken not Stirred

Authorities' response to post-crisis management -- committees and cover-ups

A house for the islander

Illogical plans for post-tsunami housing on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands omen trouble

Simply put: Bihar’s blue kharif

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

25 years of Odisha Super Cyclone: A study of Jagatsinghpur shows advances & the way ahead

Since 1999, the cyclone shelter capacity in Padampur fell significantly short of what was needed

No signs of science

Heat wave claims over 600 lives

Odisha, Andhra request Centre to recognise heat wave as natural calamity

Natural disasters cost $232 bln in 2019

At a loss of $2.98 tln, 2009-2019 was the costliest decade

Disastrous year!

How to rebuild Uttarakhand?

Delayed warning

Swinging protection