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 serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Incessant rainfall since last week & rising water level of river Haora created unprecedented flood that submerged area of Agartala i.e Chandrapur Bazar & Jogindernagar District- West Tripura. This unexpected flood havoc disturbed the life of locals. A search & rescue team of 1st battalion National Disaster Response Force carried …
Rescue operations on; transport partially hit in Assam Heavy rain affected life in Northeast India on Monday too, with the floods taking more lives. National Disaster Response Force personnel are continuing rescue operations. In Meghalaya, with the death of one more person on Sunday, the death toll in landslips rose …
This study proposes the new hydrological drought index, Korean Surface Water Supply Index (KSWSI), which overcomes some of the limitations in the calculation of previous SWSI applied in Korea and conducts the probabilistic drought forecasts using KSWSI. In this study, all hydrometeorological variables in the Geum River basin were investigated …
The death toll in the landslides triggered by heavy downpour in the State rose to seven on Sunday. Torrential rains have triggered huge landslides in several parts of the state and damaged public property. The death toll rose to seven following the recovery of the body of a missing woman …
GUWAHATI, June 18: Even as water levels in some rivers have started receding, the flood situation in the State continues to be grim with the death of a person in the current wave. While one person at Thelamara in Sonitpur district has been missing since Saturday, the body of a …
GUWAHATI/SILCHAR/SHILLONG: Southwest monsoon rains wreaked havoc in the Northeast, inundating large areas in five districts of Assam, which increased the affected population twofold to a little less than 70,000 with 3,905 people displaced in the last 24 hours. Two people have been reported missing in Sonitpur district. At Paschim Balia …
In almost a repeat of last year, the tributaries of the Brahmaputra have started rising with the advent of south west monsoon. Four persons have been reported dead in flash floods.
GUWAHATI/IMPHAL: The death toll due to incessant rains and flash floods in the past 48 hours climbed to 14 in the northeast, with four people found dead in Guwahati on Wednesday . Two of them died of electrocution. In Manipur, flash floods submerged huge tracts of low-lying areas in the …
The incessant rain that began on June 11 stopped but its impact is still felt in the city that has been facing inhumane problems like mucky houses, mucky roads, landslides, still inundated lanes and by-lanes since last night. The problem is far from being over, temporarily although. There have been …
No fewer than 100 houses were destroyed following a heavy downpour in Gwarzo local government of Kano State on Tuesday. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, rendered many people homeless in the area. An eye-witness, Malam Ibrahim Shuaibu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in …
The Niger Government on Wednesday declared 'state of emergency' on federal roads following the collapse of two bridges, linking the Western and Northern Nigeria. Mr Jonathan Vatsa, the state Commissioner for Information, made the declaration shortly after inspecting the bridges in Tatabu and Bokani villages both in Mokwa Local Government …
As many as 350 houses submerged; 84 families evacuated; schools closed Eight persons have been killed and six others are missing after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wrecked havoc at Tlabung in Mizoram’s Lunglei district. National Highway 54, which links the State with Assam, has been cut off at …
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter and tweeted: ? The Centre today assured the Arunachal Pradesh and the Mizoram government that it would provide them all assistance to deal with the floods. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter and tweeted: …
Umuahia — With the rains becoming heavier, many parts of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State are already under the threat of devastating erosion which has become a common feature in many communities in the area. In past years, it was common to see families abandon their homes whenever …
Twenty six states across the federation and 96 local government areas are expected to experience high flood in the next few months, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) predicted in its 2017 flood outlook. The Director General, NIHSA, Dr Moses Beckley, said another 231 local government areas from other states …
The amplification of flood frequencies by sea level rise (SLR) is expected to become one of the most economically damaging impacts of climate change for many coastal locations. Understanding the magnitude and pattern by which the frequency of current flood levels increase is important for developing more resilient coastal settlements, …
South Africa's tourist hub of Cape Town was braced for its worst winter storm in 30 years on Tuesday and had closed schools and activated emergency protocols with flash floods, heavy rain and mudslides expected within hours, city officials said. South Africa's Weather Service said the storm, expected to hit …
The Atlas of the Human Planet 2017: Global Exposure to Natural Hazards summarizes the global multi-temporal analysis of exposure to six major natural hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, tropical cyclone winds, and sea level surge. The exposure focuses on human settlements assessed through two variables: the global built-up and the …
The first edition of this quarterly series showcases a selection of four papers, which address the impacts of droughts and floods, disaster resilience, and the role of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in disaster management. As part of the DRR Expert Conversation Series in each issue, external experts have …
The goal of this paper is to bring a risk‐based mindset to the challenge of climate change and its effects on atmospheric perils of relevance to catastrophe modeling. Section 1 summarizes some key elements of climate and climate change and its relevance for weather extremes. Section 2 provides a synthesis …
