SOUTH ASIA

Reading the signs

Ifthen

Slow relief

Wireless connection

Warning Stop Tsunami Stop

Undersea telecom cables could soon help avoid such disasters

Tornado kills 129

Squalls sweep West Bengal, Bihar; survivors seek relief

When wind and water run riot

The killer cyclone that hit Andhra Pradesh in 1977 will long be remembered as India's worst natural calamity of this century. But that we still …

Written in blood

The police firing on helpless farmers in Madhya Pradesh was one of the most grisly incidents in recent times. But the tragedy was precipitated by …

Republic quaked

Gujarat is paying a heavy price for a calamity that is by far the biggest government-made disaster since Independence. As the state crawls out …

In transit

Commercial ships provide better tsunami warnings

Time for a shake-up

Scientists suggest local-level mapping as India upgrades its seismic map

Sounding a warning

RWANDA

NORTH KOREA

Home makers

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

Heavy Weather

The paradox of nature and balanced accounts

Western institutions and the United Nations are keen protagonists of natural resource accounting but it may still not be a useful policy tool for …

Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study shows

Practicing mindfulness & developing healthy lifestyles, with regular exercise & enough sleep, can protect mental well-being in these …

Fiery volcanoes fact of life for Filipinos

Natural disasters are trying times for people and a test of government ability and determination to handle crises. In the Philippines, the …

Temblor trauma

Japan's most ferocious earthquake in 50 years flattened the latest perceptions and innovations of safety

Tragedy unfolds in Turkey

Thousands dead, an equal number injured and rendered homeless, besides a burning oil refinery will Turkey ever overcome the aftermath of this …

Earth-shaking intervention

An earthquake rocks El Salvador causing widespread destruction. Deforestation aggravates the situation

High hoopla

The meet on the sustainable development of the world's small island states turned out to be a fiasco

Simply Put: Badrinath, another Joshimath?