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 …
The northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, i.e. the Bay of Bengal (BoB) is located near some of the most complicated tectonic zones on the Earth. An earthquake of magnitude ~6.0 occurred on 21 May 2014 near the coast of Odisha. Occasional moderate to large earthquakes in BoB highlight the …
Emergency workers were able to identify four men who'd been trapped in Nepal's rubble—and then save them—thanks to a novel technology: advanced heartbeat detection. The recent rescues represent the first ever real-world use of advanced sensing technology developed by NASA and the Department of Homeland Security. Two prototype units of …
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck off Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which struck 150 km (90 miles) southwest of the town of Arawa, was relatively shallow, at 10 km (six miles). There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. No tsunami …
MAY 08 - A five magnitude earthquake has taken place this morning as well. The tremor occurred at 6.17 am with its epicenter Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk border. Likewise, the quake measuring 4.2 on Richter scale ripped through at 8.19 this morning with its epicenter Sindhupalchowk, informed earthquake expert Ratnamani Gupta …
The Delhi high court on Wednesday rapped the city’s municipal corporations for dereliction of duty and for allowing buildings to come up without complying with regulations, saying it may result in deaths of lakhs of people if an earthquake, like that in Nepal, occurs here. A bench of Justices Badar …
After two quakes near San Jacinto in early morning hours, a third hits near Corona San Jacinto area hit by magnitude 3.9 and 2.7 earthquakes early Wednesday Three small earthquakes hit in the Inland Empire on Wednesday morning. A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported six miles from Corona, according …
Six weeks before Nepal was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, the country's foreign minister told a global conference on disasters that a major quake in the Kathmandu Valley would likely cause "catastrophic" loss of life. With the death toll from the April 25 earthquake now above 7,500 and rising, …
The Nepal government on Monday asked hundreds of foreign rescue workers to leave the quake-hit country as immediate relief has already been provided and the remaining tasks will be carried out by its Army and police. The major rescue work in Kathmandu and surrounding areas is over and the remaining …
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the latest in a series of tremors in the area. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties, and no tsunami warning was in effect. …
Lifting the gloom on a day marred by more aftershocks that kept people in Nepal on edge and a rising death toll that topped the 7,200-mark, rescuers on Sunday pulled out three more survivors from under the debris of their homes who were miraculously alive eight days after the quake. …
Almost 8 million people have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal that killed nearly 7,000 people and 1.7 million children are in urgent need of aid in the worst-hit areas. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) data, some 14,357 people …
Pokhara: It has been a week of agony and pain in Nepal. While tourist hotspot Pokhara escaped the brunt of the 7.9 temblor, most people remain scared. As one proceeds to Pokhara off the highway from Munglin, worried faces are a normal sight. People at roadside eateries bite into `sekhua` …
Around 3,617 people have died and over 6,500 people have been injured in Nepal, according to BBC, with rescue and relief operations going on in full swing. The toll may further rise as bodies are still feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Tibet and India are also trying …
Guwahati: Assam Government has constituted a special disaster management team for extending services to the quake-hit people from the state in Nepal. The team will coordinate with the Indian embassy in the neighbouring country, the ministry of external affairs, ministry of home affairs, National Disaster Response Force and the Nepal …
Geologists and environmentalists have said if a Nepal-like earthquake strikes Uttarakhand, there will be a large scale destruction and death owing to hydropower projects. Dr SP Sati from the department of geology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, said,” Barring Tehri Dam, which is rock and mud-filled structure, most of the hydropower …
Miraculous pullouts of a teenaged boy and a woman alive on Thursday lifted the gloom on a rainy day while three fresh aftershocks kept people on edge, even as Nepal’s Army Chief feared that the death toll in the quake could be as high as 15,000. A long silence followed …
In a shocking disclosure, more than 50 districts in Uttar Pradesh, out of the total 75, have been found to be quake prone. Well-known seismic expert and former director of Geological Survey of India (GSI) V.K. Joshi told reporters that growing urbanisation in Uttar Pradesh could result in massive damage …
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 154 km south of Rabaul, at a depth of 85 km (53 miles), the United States Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties. Rabaul, a town on East New Britain Island, lies in …
The death toll from Nepal's devastating earthquake rose steadily past 6,100 on Friday as fresh aftershocks and the stench of rotting bodies made it hard for nervous survivors to return to their homes. Disposal of the hundreds of bodies still being found six days after the 7.9 magnitude quake devastated …
Oil and gas development, though it has met our demanding energy needs, also transforms landscapes, impacting both the environment and wildlife, new research says. As of late, roughly 50,000 new wells have been drilled annually in central North America, in areas such as the Bakken, Eagle Ford and the Marcellus …
