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Tsunami advisory issued after 6.9-magnitude quake strikes Japan
"The quake's epicentre was at a depth of 30 km in the Hyuganada...
Moody’s to acquire CAPE Analytics, adds AI-powered geospatial property risk intelligence to its insurance risk models
“By combining our CAT risk models with CAPE’s AI-powered property...
Amit Shah directs MHA, NDMA to develop comprehensive software by March 2024 carrying scientific data on disaster
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that five days rain and flood forecast currently being given by the India Meteorological Department and CWC is to be expanded to seven day forecast by the next monsoon season so that flood management can...
New Zealand offers to buy out owners of homes damaged by Cyclone
Together with local councils, the government will offer to buy as many as 700 residential properties across the North Island that were damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle and heavy flooding earlier this year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said Thursday in Wellington. It...
India lost over 1.3 lakh lives in disasters linked to extreme weather, climate change in 50 years: UN agency
Globally, 11,778 reported disasters led to more than two million deaths and USD 4.3 trillion in economic losses during this period ''Between 1970 and 2021, Asia accounted for 47 per cent of all reported deaths worldwide, with tropical cyclones being the leading cause...
ANALYSIS-As world’s poor face ‘compounding crises’, what could curb risks?
The number of people in need of humanitarian aid globally has tripled in the last half-decade, to 340 million, said, David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, a global humanitarian aid and development organisation About 90% of those live in just...
Cities risk irreversible damage due to environmental degradation: Officials
''Be it Panaji, Thane, Surat, our cities could suffer permanent damage if their green areas are not protected now. We need to take immediate measures to improve the state of the environment in our cities,'' Kunal Kumar, Mission Director of the Smart Cities Mission...
Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighbouring Bangladesh and a wider swath of western Myanmar's Rakhine state It made landfall near Rakhine's Sittwe township with winds of up to 209 kilometers (130...
India is developing programmes to reduce risk of losses from all hazards: PK Mishra
P K Mishra, Principal Secretary, PMO India has significantly increased funding earmarked for disaster risk reduction and has brought about landmark changes in its financing architecture to support the entire spectrum of disaster risk management needs – disaster risk...
Fragile Himalayas: Unchecked pilgrimage, construction in Uttarakhand spell disaster for the region
Environmentalists point to the road expansion project as another factor posing a serious risk to the stability of the region, already highly prone to climate-driven disasters, experts say. Crumbling mountainsides, sinking towns and untrammelled construction. It is...
Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3
Titon Mitra, the U.N. Development Program representative in Myanmar, tweeted: “Mocha has made landfall. 2m people at risk. Damage and losses are expected to be extensive. We are ready to respond and will need unhindered access to all affected communities.” DHAKA:...
Cyclone Mocha: Overheated Bay of Bengal fuelling a climate crisis
Extreme weather hazards will occur more frequently due to climate change in the years ahead, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned "The linkages between climate change, migration, and displacement are increasingly pressing worldwide," it said,...