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Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives
Human-caused climate change has doubled the likelihood of a storm...
India faces 24.7 pc GDP loss by 2070 due to climate change: ADB report
"India is reported to have the highest number of affected...
Pakistan could have averted climate catastrophe that has killed over 1,000
The infusion of $1.16 billion by IMF might help unlock enough cash to get the country through the next couple of years — but the floods themselves have caused more than $10 billion of damage, much of which will end up boosting the country’s $255 billion in debt. If...
Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report
Of the five business sectors most vital to the global economy, manufacturing and distribution would be hit hardest by disasters costing $4.2 trillion as water scarcity disrupts production while storms and floods destroy infrastructure and inventory. read more Last...
4 earthquakes jolt J&K in less than eight hours
The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 2.20 am, was 61 km east of Katra area in Jammu region, they said However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property Jammu; Four earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir in less than eight hours on...
Floods, landslides kill dozens as monsoon rains lash northern, eastern India
Heavy showers followed by landslides and flooding in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh over the past three days killed at least 36 people, a state government official told Reuters. In the neighbouring mountainous state of Uttarakhand, an official government...
Assam Flood: Govt to start rebuilding infrastructure from September
"We will disburse an amount of Rs 119.10 crores as flood rehabilitation fund through direct benefit transfer to those affected. Till now, 180 people across 34 districts have lost their lives due to floods and 19 people have died in landslides," he added "Nearly 80 per...
Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude hits Lucknow
"Earthquake of magnitude:5.2 occurred on 20-08-2022, 01:12:47 IST, Lat: 28.07 and Long: 81.25, Depth: 82 Km, Location: 139 km NNE of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh," tweeted the National Center for Seismology Lucnow: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the...
Climate risks make Australian home insurance costlier
On average, Australians living in high-risk areas like northern Queensland pay A$3,000 ($2,100) in annual premiums, or double that of residents in the rest of the country, an Actuaries Institute report released on Wednesday showed. Australia’s mounting extreme weather...
Full-scale nuclear war could kill 5 billion people, shows new study
Even a relatively small-scale conflict would have devastating consequences for global food production. A localized battle between India and Pakistan would see crop yields decline by an estimated 7% within five years, the study suggested, while a US-Russia war would...
Biden admin announces $3 billion in FEMA climate resilience funding
The White House said in April that the upper range of climate change’s hit to the U.S. budget by the end of the century could total a 7.1% annual revenue loss, equal to $2 trillion a year in today’s dollars The Biden administration on Friday announced it is putting...
France battles ‘monster’ wildfire near Bordeaux for third day
France is in the grip of its worst drought on record, with a fourth heatwave of the summer sweeping across the country this week. More than 57,200 hectares have gone up in flames so far in France this year, nearly six times the full-year average for 2006-2021, data...