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Japan estimates feared megaquake could cause $1.8 trln in damage, kill 300,000 people
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and...
1 killed 3 injured as Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derails in Odisha
Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed...
2038 dead due to floods, landslides, lightning since April 1: MHA Data
Altogether 892 people drowned due to floods, 506 died due to lightning and 186 lost their lives due to landslides during from April 1 to August 17, according to the home ministry data New Delhi: As many as 2,038 people lost their lives due to floods, lightning and...
Govt tests ’emergency alert system’, sends sample message to several users
The government is working with the National Disaster Management Authority to improve preparedness for disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and flash floods. Last month, the government tested the same alert with several users in the country New Delhi: The...
What are China’s ‘sponge cities’ and why aren’t they stopping the floods?
Breakneck urbanization has encased vast stretches of land in impermeable concrete, often along banks of major rivers that traditionally served as flood plains. With wetlands paved over and nowhere for surplus water to settle, waterlogging and flooding was commonplace...
Maui wildfire is deadliest for US in 105 yrs, with 89 killed
“This is the largest natural disaster we’ve ever experienced,” Hawaii Governor Josh Green said The death toll makes the wildfire the deadliest since 1918, when 453 people were killed in Minnesota and Wisconsin by the Cloquet & Moose Lake Fires, according to the...
Japan braces for another typhoon with trains and flights canceled
Toyota Motor Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp. said operations won’t be affected by the typhoon because their manufacturing plants are closed during the annual break Tokyo: Typhoons are becoming more frequent and severe, causing...
“Natural calamity created unimaginable crisis”: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day Government has plans to increase the number of 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' from 10,000 to 25,000 India will become the third-largest economy in the next few years...
Montana judge hands historic win to young plaintiffs in climate change case
The decision by Judge Kathy Seeley in Helena marked a major victory in the first youth-led climate case to reach trial in the U.S. and could set an important precedent for similar cases nationwide Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that...
Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
"Again, tragedy has befallen Himachal Pradesh, with continuous rainfall over the past 48 hours.More than 50 people had died in rain-related incidents within 24 hours," the state's chief minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, said Torrential rain in India's Himalayas...
No compensation paid from Environment Relief Fund since 2019: Govt
Instituted under the Public Liability Act, 1991 (PLIA) in the wake of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the Environment Relief Fund's (ERF) primary purpose is to offer immediate relief to victims of accidents involving hazardous substances. The PLIA mandates industries handling...
Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite saves family caught in wildfires
Firefighters were able to reach the family and safely evacuate them within 30 minutes because of the Emergency SOS via Satellite feature Last month, the Emergency SOS via satellite feature on the iPhone helped to save two tourists who got lost in the mountains of...