Following Saturday's eruption, residents in Hawaii, Alaska and along the U.S. Pacific coast were advised to move away from the coastline to higher ground and to pay attention to specific instructions from their local emergency management officials, said Snider ``We...
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2021 fifth warmest year in India since 1901: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said thunderstorms and lightning reportedly claimed 787 lives in India in 2021, while 759 people died in heavy rainfall and flood-related incidents New Delhi: The year 2021 was the fifth warmest year in India since 1901, with...
Natural disasters cost $120bn of insured losses worldwide in 2021, relatively low losses in Asia-Pacific: Munich Re
Torsten Jeworrek, member of the Board of Management,Munich Re The costliest natural disaster in 2021 was Hurricane Ida, causing $65bn of economic losses and US$ 36bn of insured losses Torsten Jeworrek, member of the Board of Management,Munich Re, said the images of...
Govt releases additional Rs 3,063 crore to 6 states hit by floods, landslides, cyclones
Union Home Minister Amit Shah A home ministry statement said among the funds approved include Rs 1,133.35 crore to Gujarat, which was affected by cyclone 'Tauktae', and Rs 586.59 crore to West Bengal, which was affected by cyclone 'Yaas' Apart from Gujarat and West...
Rain damage: TN urges Centre to release over Rs 6,000 crore assistance
''We have submitted so far, three memoranda seeking relief assistance from Government of India to the tune of Rs 1,510.83 crore for temporary restoration and Rs 4,719.62 crore for permanent restoration of damaged infrastructure like roads, bridges and public buildings...
Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Malaysia's National Adaptation Plan will focus on areas such as water, agricultural, and food security, public health, forestry, and infrastructure KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF) to develop a national plan to adapt...
Extreme weather events cost the world billions in 2021, shows study
Worryingly such climate devastation is set to continue without action to cut emissions. Insurer Aon warns that 2021 is expected to be the sixth time global natural catastrophes have crossed the $100 billion insured loss threshold. All six have happened since 2011 and...
Philippine supertyphoon Rai ‘exceeded all predictions’ – forecaster
While it's unclear exactly how global warming is affecting the intensification of such storms, the UN's climate change agency has found it is "likely that the frequency of rapid intensification events have increased over the past four decades" as temperatures rise....
Over 2,000 people lost lives in natural disasters in 2021-22: Govt
According to data shared by the Jal Shakti Ministry in response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Maharashtra accounted for the highest number of deaths at 489, followed by 162 each in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. New Delhi: Over 2,000 people lost their lives due to...
Typhoon Rai weakens after pummelling central Philippines
Rai, which at one point intensified into a category 5 storm, the highest classification, toppled power and communication lines, complicating disaster response and efforts to collect information from typhoon-hit areas "It is not expected to cause massive damage...