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Karnataka to get its first Doppler radar by this year to for better weather forecasting
The Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour & Employment took to…
PTI
India announces relief aid worth 1 million US dollars for landslide-hit Papua New Guinea
After over 650 people lost their lives in the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea, India, on Tuesd…
ANI
Why hurricane-stricken Jamaica can't tap into $150 million of natural-disaster insurance
The air pressure level required for a payout wasn't reached, despite the catastrophic storm.
Filip De Mott
Invest in disaster resilience today for safer tomorrow: PM Modi
"As we all have witnessed, natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe. The da…
PTI
Nearly half of India's recent climate incidents occurred in the Himalayas! Year-long droughts on the horizon: study
According to the Centre for Science and Environment's State of India's Environment 2024 report, 44%…
Goa partners with World Bank to tackle sea level rise, coastal erosion and other climate change-related hazards
Studies have shown that about 80% of the Goan population lives in low-lying coastal areas, making i…
Which countries are most affected by severe seismic activity? New earthquake metric provides fresh perspective
This metric compares earthquake fatalities to a country's population, revealing how some nations be…
Texans used cult fast food chain Whataburger's app to track power outages during Hurricane Beryl
Some Houston residents used Whataburger's restaurant map to monitor which ones were open — an…
Grace Dean
The world is the happiest it's been since the pandemic, according to a new report
The world may be happier than you'd think as people report pre-pandemic levels of positive experien…
Gabby Landsverk
Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage
Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…
Natural disasters are making it harder for you to insure your home — and costing homeowners thousands
The fingerprints of the climate crisis and its economic costs are all over rising insurance premium…
Dan Latu
Climate change will soon begin to alter the very structure of our brains, study warns
Previous research has already shown that adverse environmental factors can have serious effects on …
Parts of the Earth could be shaking from earthquake aftershocks that began 200 years ago!
Significant earthquakes seldom occur in isolation, typically followed by dozens or even hundreds of…
Global warming is rocking the world harder — literally!
A new study has found that climate-induced changes have been affecting the behaviour of ocean waves…
Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost USD4 trillion over last 50 years
Over two million deaths and USD4.3 trillion in economic losses; that's the impact of a half-century…
ANI
Here's what you need to pack in your go-bag if you're in the path of a massive hurricane or any natural disaster
The US Department of Homeland Security recommends preparing a disaster supplies kit with food, wate…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
Russia's military is allergic to the deep reforms it needs
Whatever the outcome of the Ukraine war, one thing seems certain: the Russian military is in need o…
Michael Peck
The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery work
The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery efforts. It pl…
Catherine Boudreau
New Yorkers are freaking out about and poking fun at — the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the East Coast
As the dust settled and panic subsided, New Yorkers reacted on social media to Friday morning's ear…
Jordan Hart
Extreme disasters claimed 2 million lives and cost the world economy over $4 trillion since 1970: WMO report
What's predictably worse, perhaps, is that an astronomical portion of these natural disasters atta…