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UPSDMA holds training to tackle nuclear chemical disasters at Maha Kumbh
Jointly organised by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of...
2 dead and 19 injured in Southern California plane crash
The people who died were believed to have been on the plane, while...
Micro quakes preventing large-scale event in India but country prepared for any eventuality: Experts
According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, 59 per cent of India's land mass is prone to earthquakes. Zone V is seismically the most active region, while Zone II is the least. Around 11 per cent of the country' area falls in Zone V, 18 per cent in Zone IV and 30 per...
Turkey, Syria deadly earthquake could cost $4 billion in economic losses,Insured losses expected much lower $1 billion: Fitch
Insured losses will be much lower, possibly around $1 billion, due to low insurance coverage in the area, Fitch added Paris: The earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria could cause economic losses exceeding $4 billion, ratings agency Fitch said on Thursday....
Turkey acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 12,000
The death toll from both countries was expected to rise as hundreds of collapsed buildings in many cities have become tombs for people who had been asleep when the quake hit. KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey: President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted there were...
Major earthquake kills 4,600 in Turkey and Syria, weather hits survivors
In Turkey, the death toll stood at 2,316, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said, making it the country's deadliest earthquake since a tremor of similar magnitude in 1999 devastated the heavily populated eastern Marmara Sea region near Istanbul,...
NDRF personnel with specially equipped trained dog squad departs for earthquake-hit Turkey
"Medical teams are also being readied with trained doctors and paramedics with essential medicines. Relief material will be dispatched in coordination with the Turkish government and the Indian Embassy in Ankara and Consulate General office in Istanbul," the PMO said....
7.8 magnitude quake knocks down buildings in central Turkey
Several buildings tumbled down in the neighboring provinces of Malatya, Diyarbakir and Malatya, HaberTurk television reported. There was no immediate reports on casualties The earthquake was also felt in Lebanon and Syria ANKARA: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shock...
Depletion Amazon rainforest contribute to melting glaciers in the Himalayas and Antarctica
Deforestation in the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest and home to a quarter of land species, reached its fastest pace in at least 15 years last year. Scientists have discovered a new atmospheric pathway that originates in the Amazon, runs along the South...
Insurers hit with thousands of claims as rains soak New Zealand
Citi in a research note observed that IAG’s exposure to the floods in Auckland, which could be potentially as much as A$236 million, is “much greater” than Suncorp’s NZ$50 million cap Major insurers operating in New Zealand including Insurance Australia Group and...
Worst impacts of sea level rise will hit earlier than thought: Study
In total, after two metres of sea level rise, the researchers estimate that 240 million more people will live below mean sea level. After three and four metres of sea level rise, that number increases by 140 million and by another 116 million, respectively, staudy...
Climate Is forcing the most risk-aware industry to reinvent Itself
Christian Mumenthaler,, group chief executive officer, Swiss Re The difficulties are forcing the insurance industry to get creative. There are three levers it can use to reduce climate risks: reduce its own emissions, force the companies it invests in to reduce their...