Climate India 2022: an assessment of extreme weather events
<p>India recorded extreme weather events on 242 of the 273 days from January 1 through September 30, 2022, according to this new report by the Centre for Science and Environment.</p>
Landslides
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A Himalayan price is being paid for govt bid to build Chardham Highway
While the Uttarakhand government is keen to encourage tourists, it needs to figure out how many people the hills can withstand at once The Chardham yatra to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath
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Afghan villagers search for survivors after landslide destroys nearly 300 homes
A landslide destroyed nearly 300 homes, killing at least 10 people, as it swept through an Afghan village where residents were using only basic digging tools to search for survivors, officials said.
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Heavy rainfall, landslide wreak havoc in Bageshwar
Bageshwar: Heavy rainfall followed by landslide wreaked havoc in Bageshwar. Several parked vehicles were buried under rubble near Saryu river on Tuesday. Following heavy rainfall of 277 mm in Kapkot tehsil
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CM seeks Army assistance
Tripura flood situation grim Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday sought the Army’s assistance in rescue operations in the flood-hit State as incessant rains continued for the third day
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Heavy rain: 28 houses partially damaged in district
KOCHI: Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc causing damage to 28 houses in the district on Monday. Officialswiththedisaster managementsaid47houseshadbeen partially damaged over the past two days. According
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How size and trigger matter: analyzing rainfall- and earthquake-triggered landslide inventories and their causal relation in the Koshi River basin, Central Himalaya
<p>The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in the mappable characteristics of earthquake-triggered and rainfall triggered landslides in terms of their frequency-area relationships, spatial
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Rain wreaks havoc across Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The monsoon brought winds gusting up to a maximum speed of 81kmph on Saturday triggering widespread tree fall and power failure in various parts of the state. As many as 13 people,
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At least 32 dead in Ethiopia landslides: official
Landslides caused by heavy rain killed at least 32 people in southern Ethiopia over the weekend, the government said on Monday. The Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO) said nine people died
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Landslide kills 23 in central Ethiopia
Twenty-three people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in central Ethiopia, local media reported on Sunday. The landslide, in the central Oromia region, occurred on Saturday after several
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Dozens missing, five killed as Cyclone Mekunu lashes Oman
MUSCAT, Oman - The powerful Cyclone Mekunu hit the southern region of the Gulf Arab country of Oman and the neighboring Yemen on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing. According