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Deadly floods’ $20 billion toll shows Asia’s rising climate risk
“Climate change is undeniably fueling more severe flooding in...
Thailand floods “paralyzed” flow of high tech components and car parts to neighboring Malaysia
The floods are the worst on record for southern Thailand, with the...
Frequent disasters expose climate risks to infrastructure in South Asia
The Himalayan region, which crosses Nepal and several nearby countries including India, is especially vulnerable to heavy rains, floods and landslides because the area is warming up faster than the rest of the world due to human-caused climate change. Climate experts...
Did cloudburst cause Uttarkashi flash flood? Experts say rain data doesn’t support claim
“Data available with us does not reflect the occurrence of a cloudburst,” Rohit Thapliyal, a scientist with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Dehradun: A cloudburst in the upper catchment of the Kheer Ganga river is widely believed to have triggered the...
Deadly Floods: Need for faster and wider warnings
“Flash floods are not new, but their frequency and intensity are increasing in many regions due to rapid urbanization, land-use change and a changing climate,” said Stefan Uhlenbrook, WMO Director of Hydrology, Water and Cryosphere Scientists at the International...
Landslides, blocked roads hamper flood rescue efforts in Uttarakhand
Weather experts and geologists told media the cause of the havoc needed to be investigated in the absence of heavy rain in the area on Tuesday, adding that they suspected the cause could be a glacial lake outburst flood RISHIKESH: Rescuers battled heavy rain and...
Cloudburst leads to flash floods in Uttarkashi, several homes swept away
"The news of heavy losses due to cloudburst in Dharali (Uttarkashi) area is extremely sad and painful. SDRF, NDRF, district administration and other related teams are engaged on war footing in relief and rescue operations," Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a...
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded
The danger had largely passed more than a day after the 8.8 magnitude quake, which was centered off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East. No major damage was reported and tsunami warnings were canceled in most areas. HONOLULU: One of the most...
Tsunami Warnings: All 10 most powerful earthquakes recorded in modern history located on the Ring of Fire
The Pacific region is highly prone to powerful earthquakes and resulting tsunamis because it’s located in the so-called Ring of Fire, a region of heightened seismic and volcanic activity At about 11:30 am local time on Wednesday, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off...
Powerful quake in Russia’s far east causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations
The shallow earthquake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan's eastern seaboard - devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 - was ordered to evacuate. Workers evacuated the stricken Fukushima...
Global natural disasters cause overall losses of around $ 131bn,insured losses at $ 80bn in H1 2025, says Munich Re
Thomas Blunck, Member of the Board of Management After the record year of 2024, the current year is again on its way to ranking among the warmest since the beginning of systematic record-keeping. Based on NOAA data, the annual average global temperatures in the first...
ICICI Lombard and AWS enable seamless business continuity with automated Disaster Recovery solution
ICICI Lombard in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has completed a major upgrade of its disaster recovery (DR) infrastructure from AWS Asia- Pacific (Mumbai) Region to AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region, backed by a fully automated, cloud-native setup....