This study analyzes the exposure of energy and transport assets in Asia and the Pacific to climate change and earthquake hazards and highlights how multi-hazard assessment can help strengthen the resilience of crucial infrastructure. Geolocating and undertaking a multi-hazard assessment of more than 30,000 infrastructure assets, the study identifies significant …
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests present this Two Hundred and Sixty-fifth Report on 'Reported Forecast of a Major Earthquake in Uttarakhand'. In its meeting held on the 23rd May, 2015, the Committee heard the views of the Ministries of Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest …
Over the last seven years, natural disasters have displaced one person every second. And, in 2014 alone, over 19 million people were forced to flee their homes because of floods, storms and earthquakes, according to a new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). “Latest historical models suggest that even …
Nearly 20 million people were forced to flee their homes due to floods, storms and earthquakes last year, a problem likely to worsen due to climate change, but which could be eased by better construction, a report said on Monday. Asia is particularly prone to natural disasters, accounting for almost …
Two cloudbursts in Ganderbal and Shehnag last week have once again brought into focus the extreme weather phenomenon, which is becoming frequent in the fragile Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir. A deadly mix of heavy rain and landslides every year is leaving a trail of destruction with weather scientists …
Deep cracks appearing on Varunavat Parvat above the Tambakhani tunnel in Uttarkashi district have led to continuous landslides due to heavy rains, resulting in road blockades. Fresh cracks on the platform that was constructed as part of a mountain treatment project to stop landslides above the Tambakhani tunnel have instilled …
India is among top three Asian nations after the Philippines and China where large number of people have been displaced due to disasters as 19.3 million people were displaced globally last year alone, according to the latest estimates released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Latest figures from IDMC …
On 25 April, Nepal experienced a catastrophic earthquake that not only took the lives of over 8,000 people, injured over 22,000, and displaced over 100,000, it also affected the livelihoods of over 2.28 million households and pushed an additional 700,000 people below the poverty line. In light of this, ICIMOD, …
Taking a lead, India is working on an ambitious project with scientists, geophysicists, and seismologists of 27 countries to develop an early-warning system for "prediction" of earthquake. The warning could be the issued some seconds before the earthquake strikes. India is also planning to launch a satellite to track the …
The death toll from natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms and heatwaves rose sharply worldwide in the first six months of 2015, the world's largest reinsurance company Munich Re said on Tuesday. However, the economic cost of such events dropped to $35 billion from $42 billion, Munich Re said in …
The Nepalese government unveiled the annual budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year on Tuesday with a total amount of 819.468 billion Nepalese rupees (about 8.11 billion US dollars) focusing on the reconstruction of thousands of earthquake-damaged infrastructures. The annual budget was announced by Nepal's Finance Minister Dr Ramsharan Mahat at …
DEHRADUN: Rapid concretization is sweeping across rural Uttarakhand as per the latest census report, which states that about 78.81% of houses are 'pucca houses'. According to the report, of the total 14.79 lakh households in the rural region, 11.51 lakh have 'pucca' structures. Under the pucca house category, about 1.21 …
For the first time in India, a system to detect earthquakes and disseminate warnings has been installed in Uttarakhand, where researchers have predicted an earthquake of magnitude 8 or greater. It will issue warnings 1-40 seconds before earthquakes of magnitude 5 occur. Piyoosh Rautela, executive director of the State Disaster …
The threat of severe earthquakes in the Himalayan region close on the heels of the devastating one in Nepal, as indicated by several scientific studies, has prompted India to put hundreds of landslide dams or LSDs under constant monitoring so that they do not break with catastrophic consequences. The home …
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck east-northeast of the capital of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Its epicentre was recorded as 10 km (6 miles) below the seabed.
An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Swat valley and surrounding areas on Monday evening, Express News reported. The tremors were also felt in neighbouring areas of the Swat valley. No causality or life loss was reported till the filing of this report. The epicenter of the earthquake …
KATHMANDU: The National Seismological Centre said it recorded a light aftershock of the April 25 earthquake on Monday morning. The tremor of local magnitude 4.3 had hit the eastern district of Dolakha at 10:48 am. The coordinates 27.69°N, 86.20°E, show the epicentre was close to Jugu, east of the district …
Government has outlined the changes it wants to make to insurance cover after natural disasters, including a doubling of the cap on building cover to $200,000. The Earthquake Commission Act is being reformed, and a discussion paper on the proposed changes has been released today. Earthquake Commission Minister Gerry Brownlee …
BEIJING – Chinese government researchers are using chickens, fish and toads to try to predict earthquakes, media reported. The seismological bureau in the eastern city of Nanjing has transformed seven animal farms into seismic stations, the China Daily newspaper reported last week. Breeders on the farms are asked to update …
China's air force dispatched a drone to the site of an earthquake in the far western region of Xinjiang on Friday to help in monitoring work, in what it said was the first time it had used an unmanned aircraft for such a task. China is developing an ambitious drone …
KATHMANDU: The National Seismological Centre said it recorded a light aftershock of the April 25 earthquake on Monday morning. The tremor of local magnitude 4.3 had hit the eastern district of Dolakha at 10:48 am. The coordinates 27.69 N, 86.20 E, show the epicentre was close to Jugu, east of …
