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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Three killed due to landslide
Property worth Rs 1 crore damaged in Baijnath A couple and a child were killed due to a landslide in the Jaisinghpur area of Kangra district, while property worth more than Rs 1 crore was damaged in a cloudburst at Baijnath today. Heavy rain that lashed the region caused flash floods in rivulets. Sources here said a seasonal rivulet swelled due to a cloudburst and washed away government buildings and 1-km stretch to Madher village in Baijnath subdivision of Kangra district.
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Govt puts Uttarakhand flood, landslide toll at 6,000
Over 6,000 persons are feared to have been killed in the devastating floods, cloudbursts and landslides in Uttarakhand in June, government said today. “The scale and magnitude of the extreme event was such that more than 580 persons are confirmed to have lost their lives. Besides, another 5,474 persons are still missing and fearedto be no more,” Defence Minister A K Antony said in a statement in the Lok Sabha.
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Landslides in Kerala: 14 die, airport closed
Incessant rain since Sunday evening claimed 14 lives in landslides in Idukki district while water logging at the runway forced the Kochi International Airport to suspend operations till Tuesday afternoon.
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Human activities increasing risk of calamities: Study
Increasing human activities are augmenting the risk of natural disasters in the ecologically sensitive region of Kedarnath, which was washed away by the floods triggered by a cloudburst in June, a latest
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Heavy rains and cloudburst kill 8 in Uttarakhand, Almora SDM goes missing
Four members of a family were killed, while five others, including SDM of Almora district, were feared dead in rain-related incidents as heavy showers lashed Uttarakhand on Wednesday, causing fresh landslips,
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Climate change bringing heavy rain, landslides to Siachen area: Study
Observing that extreme rainfall events in the Karakorams, which hitherto were not known in this area, have started occurring with alarming frequency, a research paper has stated that this phenomenon was
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Hawaii braces for flooding as Tropical Storm Flossie approaches
A tropical storm with the potential to trigger serious flooding and mudslides was bearing down on Hawaii on Monday and authorities there cautioned residents and tourists to stay inside and off the roads.
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Floods, mudslides claim 22 in Gansu
Floods and mudslides have killed 22 people and left 3 missing in Tianshui, Gansu province, since July 24. The disasters caused by heavy rain over last week hit more than 32 sq km around the city's Niangniangba
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Floods, landslides bring misery; 8 dead, 13 missing
At least eight persons died and 13 others went missing in landslides and flood s in different parts of the country on Monday. Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall claimed three lives in Khanichhap
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Twin quakes rattle China, 89 killed
Nearly 90 persons were killed and over 500 injured when two powerful shallow earthquakes today jolted a remote mountainous province in north-western China near Tibet, damaging more than 20,000 homes and