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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Hubli-Ankola railway line crosses another hurdle
Rlys game for 2 of 3 proposals to minimise green damage The Hubli-Ankola railway project has cleared another hurdle with the Railways accepting two of the three recommendations of a committee comprising engineers of the Indian Institute of Science. The committee had been set up to suggest alternative routes for the project in the wake of severe opposition from greens to the construction of the key railway line as it would harm the biodiversity of the Western Ghats. It had submitted its report on December 9, 2011 to the central empowered committee.
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Locomotive workshop collapses in landslide
KURSEONG, 19 JULY: A major portion of Tindharia Railway Locomotive Workshop collapsed today in a landslide triggered by last night’s incessant rainfall. A disaster was waiting to happen here after it
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Landslide blocks Sikkim highway - Commuters take 2-hour detour via Kalimpong to reach Sikkim
Gangtok, July 17: A landslide near the Bengal-Sikkim border at Rangpo last night kept the main NH31A route to the hill state blocked for nearly 17 hours. The highway that connects Sikkim with the rest
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Rainstorms kill 30 in southern, central China
Torrential rain has ravaged south and central China's provincial areas since July 11, leaving 30 dead and another four missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Tuesday. Natural disasters -- strong
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32 dead or missing as flood victims begin clean-up
Flood victims in Japan began a full-scale clean-up operation Monday after record rainfall forced hundreds of thousands to flee and left at least 32 dead or missing in northern Kyushu. Residents together
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Floods in Japan kill 26, thousands remain cut off
Thousands of people in southern Japan remained cut off Sunday by floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains that have killed at least 26 people, local authorities said. Evacuation orders issued a day earlier for a quarter of a million people were lifted in most areas Sunday as the rains subsided, allowing many people to return home. But thousands remained cut off by landslides or fallen trees that blocked roads in mountainous areas.
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Japan floods kill 25, thousands cut off
Officials say at least 25 people have died and thousands of others remain cut off by floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains in southern Japan. Evacuation orders issued a day earlier for a quarter
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Hills face disasters, say reports
Forest officials warn State of an environmental catastrophe in Nelliampathy The Forest Department has warned the State government of an environmental catastrophe in Nelliampathy, leading to disasters such as landslips, from destruction of forests by people and ecological factors. Giving the warning, a report, titled “Environmental catastrophes await Nelliampathy,” sent to the State government by the Additional Chief Conservator of Forest, Kozhikode, on June 25, 2011, said: “Last year, the Nelliampathy Hills suffered more than 10 landslips over a stretch of 1,000 metres. During 2007, there were more than three landslips over a stretch of 500 metres,
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Landslide cuts off Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura
SHILLONG: Road links to the northeastern States of Mizoram, Tripura and parts of Manipur and southern Assam remained cut off from the rest of India on Sunday, following massive landslides on a major highway in Meghalaya, an official said Sunday. The National Highway No 44 at Sonapur and Tongseng in Jaintia Hills district in eastern Meghalaya, bordering Assam has been blocked after heavy rains triggered landslides, with huge boulders covering the road.
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Japan floods kill 26 and leave thousands cut off
Thousands of people in southern Japan remain cut off by floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains that have killed at least 26 people, local authorities say. Evacuation orders issued a day