Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Disaster Preparedness
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Govt reviews quake preparedness
New Delhi: Two quakes within a span of a week has rattled the city and brought to the fore its vulnerability due to its location in the seismic zone IV. After a review of disaster preparedness, the government
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Italian scientists in dock for failing to predict quake
L'Aquila, Italy: A group of Italian scientists went on trial on Tuesday for failing to predict an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009 despite signs of increased seismic
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Many Failed To Heed Joplin Tornado Warnings, Report Says
The deadly May 22 tornado in Joplin, Missouri caught many residents unprepared, partly because warnings issued that day were met with complacency and confusion, a federal report said on Tuesday. "The
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Northeast reviews disaster preparedness after quake
In the wake of Sunday's 6.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked large parts of north, east and northeastern India and neighbouring Bangladesh and Nepal, the northeastern States are reviewing their preparedness
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Bengal not disaster-ready
The state disaster management department would struggle to cope with an earthquake on the scale of Sunday’s temblor near the Sikkim-Nepal border, said the minister in charge, Javed Ahmed Khan, on Monday.
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Why Hirakud dam failed to check flood
Odisha, is struggling to cope with floods of horrendous magnitude. This state which recorded deficient rains of 40 per cent, is now in surplus. Experts and the public attribute the current flood in Orissa entirely to the mismanagement of the Hirakud dam. This special report by Down to Earth Online, calls for adopting a new strategy based on the present rainfall pattern both upstream and downstream of this dam.
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Rs. 100 mn landslide project begins today
Livestock and Rural Development Minister Arumugam Thondaman will inaugurate the landslide prevention project in the Nuwara Eliya district today (02). The project is being launched to prevent landslides
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Worldrisk report 2011
The focal topic of the WorldRiskReport 2011 is governance and civil society. The report examines the natural hazards related issues at the global level and draws conclusions for future actions in assistance,
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Disaster management in India
<p><span id="itro1">This new report by the Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs has detailed information on various types of disasters, institutional framework and policy guidelines in
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Pakistan still unprepared for floods: Oxfam
<p> International aid agency Oxfam on Tuesday claimed that government is still not prepared for current year's monsoon floods and other natural disasters despite passage of one year after worst flooding.