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Govt mulling integrating helpline numbers to improve emergency response
Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is a Pan-India single...
Cyclones in Africa exacerbated by climate change: Study
“While our analysis clearly shows that climate change made the...
Top Indian industrialists join hands to fight climate change
Since 1980, nearly 60,000 suicides in India are attributed to warming temperatures, accounting for almost seven percent of the national upward trend in suicide rates.There has been a 150 per cent rise in air pollution-related deaths over the past 20 years and in 2017 alone, India saw 1.2 million deaths due to air pollution.India suffered an economic loss of $37 billion due to climate change in 2018, of which losses due to floods amounted to US $2.8 billion.
Repeat of 2003 SARS crisis? China virus outbreak rattles financial markets
While the new virus appears much less dangerous than SARS, the most significant Asia risk could lie ahead as the regional peak travel season takes hold, which could multiply the disease diffusion,” said Stephen Innes, chief Asian strategist for AxiCorp.
China’s mysterious respiratory virus spreads to health workers, different countries
“The risk from this virus causing pandemonium has increased because it is spreading from different countries, and we are now seeing that it can be more easily transmitted from person to person,” said Sanjaya Senanayake, associate professor of medicine at the Australian National University. In comparison with SARS, he said, “the one good factor, I guess, at the moment seems to be the low mortality rate.”
Coronavirus: New disease spreading in Asia revives SARS fears
The outbreak has caused alarm because of the link with SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which killed 349 people in mainland China and another 299 in Hong Kong in 2002-2003.
Cyber and climate change rank as top risks for India Inc:Allianz
Climate change rises to its highest-ever position, jumping six spots to (#2 with 30%) as global warming has become an increasing concern for companies and nations. Business Interruption remains at #3 (30%).
At least 67 dead in avalanches in Pakistan, India: government officials
In what is set to raise concerns over the ongoing climate change, warmer winters and early spring in recent decades have led to an increase in the frequency of snow avalanches in the Western Indian Himalayas, said a recent study published in the official scientific journal of US-based National Academy of Sciences.
Rumbling volcano shuts down Philippine capital
“The speed of escalation of Taal’s volcanic activity caught us by surprise,” Maria Antonia Bornas, chief science research specialist at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, told reporters.
Swiss Re launches first parametric earthquake Cat bond to hedge mortgage risks
This transaction is the first catastrophe bond issued under Rule 144A with a parametric trigger that is designed to cover mortgage default risk caused by earthquakes in California, Oregon, Washington and South Carolina. Swiss Re Capital Markets acted as the sole structuring agent and joint-bookrunner.
Tensions between U.S. and Iran hamper probe of Boeing 737-800 crash near Tehran
Given that the crash of Flight 752 came hours after a barrage of Iranian missiles were fired on U.S. bases in Iraq, speculation also turned to a possible accidental attack by Tehran’s own air defense system.
Insurance industry calls for action to mitigate Climate Risk as Australia bushfires widen
“Globally, as our cities get bigger, we’re moving into more hazardous areas. Disaster mitigation is absolutely key,” said Andrew Gissing, head of risk and resilience at Risk Frontiers, a provider of catastrophe-modeling solutions. “We spend too much on disaster relief and recovery and not enough on mitigation.”