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Assam flood situation remains bleak, over 5.6 lakh affected
The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has been severely affected by waters of Brahmaputra and Kopili rivers, the official said.
Extreme weather events linked to higher child marriage: Study
30 Aug 2023 4:00 PM ISTGlobally, one in five girls is married before the age of 18, and in lower- and middle-income countries that number rises to 40%
Death toll in landslides, floods in Nepal rises to 41
10 Aug 2023 7:53 PM ISTLikewise, people from six districts, including Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Panchthar, Dolakha, Makawanpur, and Mahottari, went missing in the disastrous...
6 dead, 3 missing as heavy rain lashes Japan
11 July 2023 7:30 PM ISTMeanwhile, a search was underway in Oita prefecture for a woman in her 50s who vanished on a riverside road in the city of Nakatsu, according to the...
US hit by $7 billion weather disasters so far this year
11 May 2023 2:29 PM IST"The number of billion-dollar disasters so far in 2023 is significant," the NOAA noted in a statement
Editorial: Question of quality versus quantity
12 Sept 2020 3:21 AM ISTRecent episodes involving the collapse of buildings in the aftermath of adverse weather conditions speak volumes concerning the quality of...
TNSDMA releases detailed SOPs for handling disasters in Tamil Nadu
21 Oct 2021 7:02 AM ISTTamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) on Wednesday released the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for handling disasters.
‘Nearly 5 mn in India internally displaced due to disasters in 2021’
17 Jun 2022 8:45 AM IST"The largest displacements in the context of disasters in 2021 occurred in China (6.0 million), the Philippines (5.7 million) and India (4.9 million)....