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 …

UN felicitates Odisha for its disaster management model during Phailin

State first in Southeast Asia to get a thumbs up by the international body

Extreme weather events of 2013 a result of human influences: WMO

Typhoon Haiyan, heatwave in Australia, frigid polar air in parts of Europe and the US are a few events mentioned in the World Meteorological …

Typhoon Haiyan reaches Vietnam, China

Haiyan, which has claimed over 10,000 lives, is reportedly one of the strongest storms on record  

Typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines

It is believed to be the world’s strongest typhoon this year and is being called super-typhoon

UN climate talks end with no takeaways

Only a weak agreement on mechanism to fund ‘loss and damage’

Powerful typhoon headed for Philippines

Country’s disaster management officials have alerted authorities to keep relief material ready

22 million people displaced by natural disasters globally last year

Floods, storms and quakes displaced 19 million people in Asia alone

Typhoon Haiyan casts gloom over climate change summit

Philippines' negotiator appeals to nations to break deadlock on climate talks; says he won't eat till a meaningful deal is clinched

Lima climate summit: Commitment to deal with ‘Loss and Damage’ weakens

Least Developed Countries and civil society organisations call for an explicit inclusion of ‘Loss and Damage’ in the climate …