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Landslides, blocked roads hamper flood rescue efforts in Uttarakhand
Weather experts and geologists told media the cause of the havoc...
Cloudburst leads to flash floods in Uttarkashi, several homes swept away
"The news of heavy losses due to cloudburst in Dharali (Uttarkashi)...
Flooding In Northern Bangladesh displaces 40,000 people
“Heavy rains in the Indian upstream region mean that the suffering is far from over. We have taken measures to cope with the situation,” said Rezwanul Rahman, the head of Bangladesh’s disaster management department. Flooding in Bangladesh has swept away homes and shut...
Assam flood situation deteriorates, 16.50 lakh people affected in 29 districts
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a meeting on the flood situation with all District Commissioners late on Wednesday night and directed them to be liberal in granting relief as per norms, complete all rehabilitation claims as per norms before August 15 and...
Hathras Stampede: Death toll rises to 121 occurred at a`satsang’
"The incident happened due to overcrowding at the time when people were trying to leave the venue," Hathras district administrator Ashish Kumar told reporters HATHRAS (UP): Over 121 people died and several others were injured in a stampede at a religious congregation...
Heat-dome: Indian Temperatures Beyond the Heatwave?
Robert Muir-Wood,Chief Research Officer, Moody’s RMS Mitigation is the only route to relieve the heat stress, and countries that are used to the heat benefit from previous experience and may have the infrastructure – from building design to designated cooling centers,...
Insurance premiums for climate resilience and NatCat protection are set to increase by 50% by 2030, to reach $200-250 billion, says report
Whilst insurance promises to be a great enabler to unlocking the transition and adapting economies to a new climate era, it will require a paradigm shift in how risk management is prioritised if climate finance is to be deployed and businesses are to secure their...
Korean explosion raises concerns over battery safety
Battery-related fires have also posed greater risks in recent years as countries pivot away from fossil fuels and expand the use of clean energy and vehicles. The growing demand has increased the number of battery producers around the globe, with fires breaking out...
14 people killed in landslides, floods and lightning incidents in Nepal
"We recorded a total of 44 incidents on June 26, 2024. In those incidents 14 people have lost their lives, 8 are due to landslide, 5 due to lightning and 1 in flooding. 2 people are still unaccounted for in the incident of landslide while 10 people have sustained...
Issuance of cat bonds set to hit a record this year
Catastrophe bonds are generally issued by insurers looking to pass a chunk of their risk over to capital markets. Issuance has picked up lately, with factors including climate change, population density and inflation adding to the potential losses that insurers face....
India’s disaster management moving forward with a ‘Zero Casualty Approach, says Home minister Shah
Amit Shah,Union Home Minister Shah also reviewed the preparations to deal with Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) New Delhi: Emphasizing on optimum use of satellite imagery provided by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) by various agencies for flood and...
Climate Change: The Era of Super-Wild Weather Is Already Here
Erich Fischer, a climate scientist at ETH Zurich, has been trying to do for heat something similar to what US researchers want to do for precipitation. His work in recent years has helped demonstrate that temperature records around the world are falling by greater and...