The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD 200 billion annually. With more severe weather coming, economic losses are set to rise. The study analysis finds …
Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following a strong earthquake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on a central Philippine island. The death toll reached 22, but officials said it was likely to rise further as rescuers struggle to reach remote areas. Monday's magnitude-6.9 quake also collapsed …
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on Monday, killing at least 44 people and causing widespread panic, officials said. The powerful quake hit in a narrow strait between the heavily populated island provinces of Negros and Cebu, causing buildings to collapse, cracking roads and bridges, …
At least 44 people, including school children, were killed Monday after a severe 6.8 magnitude quake hit the third-largest island in the Philippines causing buildings to collapse and shutting down power supply. The quake struck about 70 km from the coastal city of Dumaguete on the Philippine island of Negros, …
A strong 6.8 earthquake hit the central Philippines on Monday but there was no danger of a widespread tsunami, seismologists said. The quake hit 70 kilometres (44 miles) north of the city of Dumaguete on Negros Island at 11:49 am (0349 GMT) at a depth of 46 kilometres, the US …
A strong 6.8 earthquake hit the central Philippines today but there was no danger of a widespread tsunami, seismologists said. The quake hit 70 kilometres north of the city of Dumaguete on Negros Island at 11:49 am (local time) at a depth of 46 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. …
After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Vietnam suspended its nuclear plans and waited for more than a decade before reviving them. But Vietnam was undeterred by last year's Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan, the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl, and is racing ahead with plans to start construction of …
The harvest of rice around the world in 2011-2012 should hit a new record of 721 million tonnes and lead to lower prices, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation said Wednesday. With the growing season nearly over in the northern hemisphere and well underway in the southern, the FAO predicted …
Sri Lanka has donated US$ 50,000 to the Philippine Government to assist that country’s disaster relief operations following the disastrous flooding caused by the Typhoon Washi last month. Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Philippines Nawalage Bennet Cooray handed over the donation of US$ 50,000 to the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Albert …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revealed that Asian cities were likely to contribute more than half the rise in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years. According to The Asian Development Bank data most Asian cities do not have effective wastewater treatment systems - only 10 per cent of …
At least 25 people were killed and about 100 others missing in the southern Philippines on Thursday after a landslide struck a community of gold prospectors, officials said. The landslip hit a remote mountain community on Mindanao island that was declared off-limits last year due to the ever-present danger of …
Eastern Indonesia and the southern Philippines comprise a huge and seismically highly active region that has received less than the deserved attention in tsunami research compared with the surrounding areas exposed to the major subduction zones. In an effort to redress the balance the tsunami hazard in this region is …
NEW DELHI: Meghalaya will quadruple its rice production with a mission mode approach that too in a organic way in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma who just returned from his visit to Philippines said. Talking to The Shillong Times here, Dr Sangma …
The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500, as authorities widened their search for bodies. The Office of Civil Defense's latest tally listed 891 dead in Cagayan de Oro and an additional 451 in nearby Iligan city. The rest …
Around 25,000 low-income homes in the Philippines have been lit up after the launch of a scheme to fit sunlight-powered "bulbs" made from old plastic bottles. The scheme uses plastic bottles filled with a solution of bleached water, installed into holes made in shanty towns' corrugated iron roofs, which then …
SHILLONG: The State government is tying up with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Phillippines, for improving productivity of rice and up-scaling the income of the rice-farmers in Meghalaya.The decision to this effect was taken during a meeting between a high-level Meghalaya delegation led by Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma …
Philippine authorities on Tuesday began burying the dead from flash floods that have left more than 1,000 dead or missing, as President Benigno Aquino declared a national disaster. Mr. Aquino flew to Mindanao island to inspect the ports of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan — choked with drying mud, crumpled …
Philippine rescuers struggled against mud, fatigue and the stench of death on Sunday to help the survivors of devastating flash floods that killed more than 650 people. As bodies washed out to sea began rising to the surface, mortuaries were overwhelmed and emergency teams struggled to find survivors in cloying …
Despite considering the increasing water shortage as a vital issue for Pakistan, the most vocal provincial political leadership on water issues shows no sign of seriousness to tackle the tough future challenges as the irrigation bureaucracy dominates the water scene. This has been revealed in a joint study of the …
Rescuers searched for more than 800 people missing in the southern Philippines on Sunday after flash floods and landslides swept houses into rivers and out to sea, killing more than 650 people in areas ill-prepared to cope with storms. Cagayan de Oro and nearby Iligan cities on Mindanao island were …
Officials say the death toll from storm-triggered flash floods in the southern Philippines has risen to more than 120, with more than 100 people missing. Mayor Lawrence Cruz of Iligan city says 79 bodies were recovered Saturday after more than 12 hours of continuous rain from Tropical Storm Washi swelled …
