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
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Aid rushed to survivors after Afghan landslide kills hundreds
Aid groups on Sunday rushed to help survivors of a landslide in northern Afghanistan that entombed a village, killing hundreds of people and leaving 700 families homeless in the mountains. Much of Aab
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Landslide warnings in four districts
National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) yesterday issued a landslide warning in four districts as incessant rains lashed those areas continuously for more than 24 hours. Director (Landslide Research
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Hydro-power plants blamed for deadly floods in India
Badly managed hydro-power projects in northern India were partly to blame for devastating floods last year that killed thousands of people and caused extensive damage, an environment ministry panel said
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Landslide warning issued to several districts in Sri Lanka
The Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka has issued a landslide warning to several districts in the country. The Centre has requested residents in the Kegalle, Ratnapura and the Matale Districts
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Report of expert committee on Uttarakhand flood disaster & role of HEPs
<p>In a significant development on role of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand flood disaster of June 2013, the Expert Body (EB) headed by Dr Ravi Chopra has recommended that at least 23 hydropower projects
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Lalmonirhat environment takes a hit from illegal stone extraction from rivers
Ignoring a government ban, politically influential people have been allegedly running a profitable business of extracting stones from three rivers in Lalmonirhat – Dharla, Shaniajan and Singimari – significantly
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Acting on climate change
The Nu 7.12M project will respond to immediate climate change adaptation needs NAPA: The world’s largest climate change adaptation project will begin from this year in Bhutan. UNDP, Gross National Happiness
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Bhutan to implement world’s largest climate change adaptation project
Bhutan will soon start implementing the largest Climate Change Adaptation project in the World. The project, titled - “Addressing the Risks of Climate-induced Disasters through Enhanced National and Local
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At Least 33 Dead After Washington Mudslide As Death Toll Rises Again
The death toll from the landslide that hit the Washington town of Oso rose to 33 on Monday, according to the Snohomish County medical examiner's office, which said all but three have been identified.
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Washington Mudslide Death Toll Rises To 30 As Officials Piece Together Lives Of Those
A decade before a colossal landslide buried a Washington community, county officials considered buying up people's homes there to protect them from such a disaster. A 2004 Snohomish County flood-management