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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At least 58 missing in Mexico after landslide
Mexico's government said 58 people were missing after a massive landslide smashed through a tiny coffee-growing village deep in the country's southern mountains, where fresh waves of rain threatened to
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Landslides, flodds kill 5 people in Sindhupal chowk
Five persons were killed in different incidents of landslide and floods in Sindhupalchowk district Monday night. Two persons were buried to death by landslide at Dhuskun village due to incessant rainfall
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Landslide displace people in Jajarkot
Landslide at Ghawara of Lahan VDC-4 of Jajarkot district buried a house of local Man Bahadur Oli and displaced his 6-member family. The landslide occurred on Tuesday morning also buried cattle, clothes
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U’khand eyes dam in seismic area
It appears that no lessons have been learnt from the Uttarakhand tragedy as the Uttarakhand government has been pushing full steam ahead with the Lakhwar dam project on the Yamuna river. This 204-metre-high
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Police launches crackdown against illegal mining
The police has launched a major crackdown against mining mafia in the Palampur region to check a large-scale illegal mining going on in local riverbeds. DSP Navdeep Kumar conducted a raid in the Neugal
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138 flood deaths so far
A total of 138 persons died in various incidents of floods and landslides during this year’s monsoon in 50 districts. Likewise, 65 have gone missing in those incidents with 39 sustaining injuries, according
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Landslides continue to cut-off villages in Nagaland
Kohima: Oting and Longlem villages under Tizit Assembly Constituency in Mon district of Nagaland remained cut-off from the rest of the district due to heavy mudslide August 16. According to sources on
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Fresh landslips likely in Idukki, says study
An investigation carried out in Idukki by a team led by S. Sreekumar, Associate Professor with the Department of Geology and Environmental Science of Christ College, Irinjalakuda, indicates the possibility
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50 killed, losses worth Rs 2,900 crore this monsoon in Himachal Pradesh
The current monsoon season has killed 50 people across Himachal Pradesh, besides causing huge damage to public and private property. While 23 deaths have been reported from Kinnaur district, seven deaths
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Landslide risk displaces 141 families
As many as 141 families in different Village Development Committees (VDCs) in the district have been displaced due to landslide risk. Two schools have also closed due to the same reason. Among the displaced