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Flood condition worsens in Assam, landlsides in Arunachal
Assam State Disaster Management Authority said that at present 1413...
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Record-setting heatwave and costly severe weather sweep across Europe in June
Michal Lorinc, Catastrophe Analyst within Aon’s Impact Forecasting team, said: “An active start to summer in the Northern Hemisphere featured many large-scale weather events including severe thunderstorms, flooding, extreme heatwaves, and drought. Europe was at the center of many of these perils as record temperatures engulfed parts of France, and large hail and damaging winds led to more than USD730 million in insured costs in Germany alone. Impact Forecasting currently has a fully probabilistic hail model available for several European countries to help clients better understand the growing risks associated with hail to property exposure.”
Massive earthquake hits California, towns survey damage amid 1700 aftershocks
There had been about 1,700 aftershocks since the Thursday quake, which was a bit higher than average, said Zachary Ross of the California Institute of Technology.
“An event of this size is going to keep producing aftershocks for years but the rates are going to decay with time,” Ross said.
India could face productivity loss equivalent to 34 million jobs in 2030 due to global warming: UN
With some 940 million people active in agriculture around the world, farmers are set to be worst hit by rising temperatures, according to the ILO data, which indicates that the sector will be responsible for 60 per cent of global working hours lost from heat stress, by 2030.
Mumbai paralaysed after incessant rain; Maharashtra toll rises to 35
Twenty one people were killed and 78 injured in a wall collapse in the northern suburb of Malad in Mumbai early Tuesday following heavy rains
Make India No. 1 in disaster response & mitigationShah
Shah asked the NDRF, an agency under his ministry, to collaborate with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and develop indigenous equipment to combat disaster not only for Indian agencies but also for neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
RMS releases underwriting tools deliver rapid, site-specific insights
Karen White, CEO of RMS, said: “We have listened to the market, and to our clients. We know that there are times when full in-depth analysis is essential and there are times when immediacy of information is paramount. With our expanding suite of data solutions, a consistent and superior view of risk from underwriting up to portfolio management is now possible. RMS Location Intelligence API and SiteIQ can deliver immediate results at the times when they are needed the most for our clients.”
Strong quake strikes northwest Japan, triggers small tsunami, power cuts
“We will work closely with local authorities to provide any disaster measures including lifesaving and rescue operations and have instructed officials to provide information in a timely and accurate manner,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga – the top government spokesman – told a media briefing.
Severe cyclonic storm likely to hit Gujarat on June 12 night: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of heavy rains with winds blowing at the speed of over 110 kms on June 13 and 14 in coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch.
Cyclone Fani caused loss of over Rs 9,000 crore to Odisha
“The state government is seeking an assistance of Rs 5,227.68 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in order to meet the expenditure on the ongoing relief and restoration measure,”
U.S. impacted by most May tornadoes since 2015, storms and floods leave costly financial toll
Preliminary local storm report (LSR) data from NOAA indicates that there were nearly 4,400 individual reports of tornadoes, hail, and straight-line winds – the most in May since 2011 in the USA