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

Southern African countries won’t manage disasters unless they work together

 Of SADC’s 16-member states only Angola, Botswana, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa contributed to the relief efforts after Cyclone Idai

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 …

Nature bites back in the Philippines

Super-storm Haiyan, which left trail of death and destruction in the Philippines has no parallel in the country's history. In fact, it has no …

Survivors walk up to 90 km to reach safety

5,000-7,000 elderly and disabled still stranded in Pandukeshwar near Badrinath, reports Soma Basu from Rudraprayag

A change in scene

Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have filed a lawsuit in the US against Union Carbide Corporation and its former head Warren Anderson

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 …

Action falls short as far as industrial effluent pollution in India is concerned

There are lapses in implementation of laws and court judgements 

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

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

Robots to retrieve radioactive remnants from Fukushima, other retired nuclear plants

The £12 million 'LongOps' project is a collaboration between Japan and UK

In the shadow of COVID-19, Bhopal gas disaster survivors

All six reported COVID-19 deaths in Bhopal victims of gas tragedy  

Jammu and Kashmir Floods: Caught unawares

Bhopal remembered, Bhopal forgotten

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Disaster intimation

The company's crass

Caught napping, again

Retreating monsoon leaves trail of death and destruction across much of India

Bedevilled Barak: 2022 Assam deluge damaged houses in Katigorah, pushing locals to flood-proof their dwellings

Villagers are ready to spend lakhs on raising the ground while building houses, say locals

UNCCD COP14: Droughts most disastrous for agriculture

They cost agriculture $29 billion in a decade, according to a white paper released at the conference

Ghost of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Health issues trickled down to future generations, says study

It has more impacts than thought; nearly 4 decades after the tragedy, future generations are afflicted by disabilities and cancer