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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Flooding may slow search at Washington mudslide site; 29 dead
Efforts to recover bodies following a Washington state mudslide that killed at least 29 people could be hampered in the coming weeks if melting snow runs into a clogged river at the disaster site, officials
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Tsunami waves hit Japan after Chile quake
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert for Pacific coastal areas of Hokkaido and the Tohoku region A tsunami of up to 40 cm was observed early Thursday at a port of Iwate prefecture, which lies on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan, after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake in Chile, local media reported.
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The devastating Zhouqu storm-triggered debris flow of August 2010: Likely causes and possible trends in a future warming climate
On 8 August 2010 in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu, a rainstorm-triggered debris flow devastated the small county of Zhouqu. A modeling study, using a new multiple-phase scalable and extensible
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Death toll reaches 24 in US mudslide, 22 missing
The death toll from a mudslide in the western United States reached 24 late Monday, as officials reduced the number off missing from 30 to 22. No survivors have been located in the huge debris field
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Pulwama villagers live under threat of landslides
The threat of landslides is looming large over a dozen houses at Sunirgund Malangpora in the Awantipora area of Pulwama district as the Karewa land (elevated table land) in their village has been sliding after heavy snowfall and rain from the last few months. Villagers said even though they had sent many representations to Pulwama Deputy Commissioner Manzoor Ahmad lone but all were ignored. They alleged he was acting as a spectator.
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Ninety still missing in Washington mudslide
On Wednesday night, Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John Pennington told reporters the number of people unaccounted for had dropped to 90 from 176 the previous day, as dozens of people were
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Landslide death toll in Washington state rises to 24; over 170 still missing
Rescuers digging through the debris of a monster landslide in the U.S. state of Washington found another 10 bodies Tuesday, officials said, bringing the death toll to 24 with more than 170 still unaccounted
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Rescuers scour Washington state mudslide rubble; toll expected to rise
Rescue workers combed through muck and rubble on Tuesday left by a devastating weekend mudslide in Washington state that killed at least 14 people and left scores more missing, and authorities said they
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As many as 108 people still missing after Washington mudslide
As many as 108 people were listed as missing two days after a mudslide hit dozens of homes and killed at least eight people in Washington state, but many individuals still unaccounted for are ultimately
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Over 80% of Kerala prone to natural disasters, govt tells HC
Kochi: In stark contrast to Kerala’s grandiose slogan ‘God’s Own Country’, around 84.4% of it is prone to natural disasters, according to an affidavit filed by the state government to the Kerala high court.