At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts, exacerbating an existing learning crisis, according to a new UNICEF analysis released today. Heatwaves were the predominant climate hazard shuttering schools last year, with …
An increase in sea surface temperature is evident at all latitudes and in all oceans. The current understanding is that ocean warming plays a major role in intensified cyclone activity and heightened storm surges. The vulnerability of coastlines to intensified storm surges can be ascertained by overlaying Geographic Information System …
Some of the Arabian Gulf states are busy developing several large, reclaimed islands and offshore townships. These structures are undoubtedly futuristic and the ideas are quite novel. However, there are serious issues of long-term sustainability of these townships. This article reviews and discusses natural hazards that have struck this region …
MANGROVES NOT BIOSHIELDS: Coastal forests such as mangroves cannot protect communities from tsunamis, claims a new study to be published by the United Nations Environment Programme. Researchers from ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University, Australia, analyzed the pattern of damage that occurred during the …
Two-way radio to give disaster warning along 480 km Orissa coast ABOUT 300,000 fishermen living along the coast in Orissa will benefit from very high frequency (vhf) wireless radio sets to be set up in their villages starting April. These devices will keep them updated on cyclone warnings issued by …
BHUBANESWAR: The World Bank team is reported to have given green signal to the Rs 441- crore National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) which would be launched in the State from April. A 14-member WB team and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was in the State have been touring the …
The devastating cyclone Nargis struck the southern part of Myanmar early in May 2008. The delta area of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River was devastated. Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, was also struck. There is an area in the Ayeyarwady delta where the aim is to conserve the mangrove ecosystem. …
This study makes a comparative analysis of 15 cities in the Asian region, including some megacities, medium sized cities, and smaller cities, in their capacity to absorb stress, to manage it and recover from it. The scope of this study is limited to climate-induced disasters (hydro-meteorological disasters) such as cyclone, …
This latest WMO statement contains information for 2008 on global temperature, regional temperature anomalies, global precipitation, droughts, flooding and storms, La Ni
Using existing international databases that track disaster occurrence and humanitarian costs, this research attempts to improve understanding of how climate change may affect international humanitarian spending. Employing four distinct methodological approaches, a range of potential impact scenarios is developed. The findings indicate that climate change will have a significant impact …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has submitted a revised project of Rs 441 crore to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to tackle soil erosion along the coast and strengthen cyclone mitigation measures. The project will be implemented for three years from 2009-10 in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Ganjam and …
Nisha, a tropical cyclone formed off the coast of Tamil Nadu, was the first cyclone since 1971 to batter the state. This delay, however, was over-compensated since its landfall on November 27 left at least 180 dead till Thursday. The cyclone has displaced over 20 lakh people and affected nearly …
Vijayawada, Dec. 3: The farmers suffered heavy loss in the coastal districts due to the two recent cyclones which damaged standing crops in thousand of acres. The crop damage in Krishna district is in around 90,000 hectares, according to the joint director of agriculture, Mr Vaman Goud. "Preliminary report from …
The basic objective of this Disaster Management Action Plan for Cyclone and Flood is to protect all its residents and every kinds of wealth from all sorts of untoward incidents through the following objectives. Objectives of this Action Plan are: To prevent loss of human lives and property; Institutionalization of …
Tirupati Nov 27: Normal life has come to a grinding halt in Chittoor district for the last two days due to heavy rains following the Nisha cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. As on Thursday night, over a hundred houses have collapsed and thousands of acres with standing crops of …
Dhanya Matsa | ENS Many trees were uprooted and some medians damaged. Streets, lanes and bylanes in many residential colonies were inundated. Most subways were waterlogged and traffic was reduced to a crawl RAINWATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES ADD TO STAGNATION Since the time I have constructed the RWH, nobody has come …
Usually we sees at least 5,000 outpatient cases daily but on Wednesday there have been less than 2,000, said a senior official at Kilpauk Hospital NORMAL life was thrown out of gear on Wednesday as the city went under a thick sheet of water following torrential rains, as cyclone
