State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Landslides
-
6 dead, 25 missing after SW China mudslides
Six people have died and 25 remain missing after rain-triggered mudslides hit two villages in southwest China's Yunnan Province early on Wednesday, said local authorities. In Shawa Village, Fugong County,
-
Typhoon Neoguri bears down on Japanese mainland
Typhoon Neoguri bore down on the Japanese mainland today after slamming into the southern Okinawa island chain, killing two people and leaving a trail of damage. Packing gusts of up to 180 kilometres
-
Natural disaster costs down so far in 2014: Munich Re
Floods, storms and other natural disasters claimed more than 2,700 lives and caused around $42 billion in damage worldwide in the first half of 2014, but this was well below the first half of last year
-
17 missing after SW China mudslide
KUNMING - Seventeen people were missing after a mudslide hit Fugong County in southwest China's Yunnan Province early Wednesday, said local authorities. The disaster occurred at around 3 a.m. at Shawa
-
Forestry practices can play key role in landslide disaster management’
Forestry practices can play a vital role in landslide disaster management especially in view of the landslides in the Himalayan regions. The officiating director of the Forest Research Institute, Jayshree
-
Death toll rises in SW China landslide
KUNMING - The death toll in a landslide in southwest China's Yunnan Province has risen to five with ten still missing, local authorities said on Friday. Rescuers retrieved three more bodies as of Thursday
-
Area of lakes expands in Qinghai-Tibet plateau
The area of inland lakes in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau has expanded 26 percent in the past 20 years, according to new research results. The area of inland lakes in the region, which has an average altitude
-
Protests continue against government failure to prevent floods
GUWAHATI: Premchand Shah (60) has no option but to look to the government for financial help after his family's sole bread winner, his 18-year-old son Bivek, drowned in the overflowing Bharalu river during
-
Landslides in Arunachal district due to incessant rains
Itanagar: Landslides triggered by incessant rains in the past couple of days have wreaked havoc in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh throwing life out of gear. While flood-like situation prevailed
-
Two litres of water a day for a family!
Can a family make do with two litres of potable water a day? The residents of a number of areas in Guwahati get only two litres of potable water, supplied by the administration, a day. Barring Anil