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 …
About seven out of every 10 people live in areas in Japan that are at risk of disasters such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, ground liquefaction or tsunami, government data show. Those who live in such areas totaled an estimated 94.42 million or 73.7 percent of the country’s population which stood …
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) -- The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is urging Caribbean farmers to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices that can help lessen the impacts of climate change. "Climate change has resulted in flooding, landslides, the loss of soil nutrients, and it has a dramatic effect on …
An unusual burst of heavy rainfall in western Washington state caused landslides and flooding early on Monday, knocking three homes off foundations and forcing the evacuation of a nursing home, officials said. Several landslides in rain-soaked coastal Grays Harbor County pushed muddy floodwater and debris across key state highways, county …
Badulla: At least three persons were killed and several others have gone missing due to a landslide in the Rilpola area in Badulla today, police said. Three bodies have been recovered so far after a landslide damaged around five houses in the Rilpola area. Police said at least 10 individuals …
Rescuers searching for more than 70 people missing after a landslide in Indonesia deployed bulldozers and excavators to clear roads strewn with debris as the death toll from the disaster rose to 32 on Sunday. Torrential downpours triggered the landslide hitting Jemblung village in central Java late Friday, National Disaster …
Researchers recently discovered evidence of one of Earth's largest landslides in Utah, and though a rare event, it can help shed light on what could happen in the future as a result of modern volcanic fields. According to the study, published in the journal Geology, the Markagunt gravity slide took …
Environment undersecretary Christine Loh Kung-wai said the city needed to understand its long-term preparedness and where the risks lay as the earth's atmosphere changed. Hong Kong will take stock of its efforts to adapt to extreme weather brought about by a warming planet, in order to assess its resilience to …
13 of 22 dists identified as prone to multi-hazards, says 2011 disaster management policy Jammu and Kashmir is prone to eight types of natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods and avalanches, while 13 of the 22 districts — more than half of the state — have been identified as prone to …
Steps have been taken to provide assistance to the children and women distressed by landslides in Haldummulla and Eeriyabedde under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s directives, Child Development and Women’s Affairs Minister Tissa Karaliyadde said. He said that all field officers of the Child Development and Women’s Affairs Ministry attached to Haldummulla, …
Large scale hydro power projects being built on the Ganga and its sub-tributaries such as Bhagirathi, Alaknanda, Dhaulli Ganga, Kanchan Ganga, Pindar, Mandakini and Nandakini are major factors affecting the local ecology. These hydro projects, that have mushroomed in the sensitive seismic zone of Uttarakhand in the past decade, are …
The government has taken all measures to provide more relief to the people affected by the landslide in Miriyabedda, Haldummulla, Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne stated in a release issued on Wednesday. "No sooner the news broke out about the tragic situation, the government sent several ministers, officials and relief teams …
At least 100 people feared dead in a devastating landslide triggered by rains that struck the homes of Indian-origin plantation workers in central Sri Lanka, prompting the deployment of the army for rescue operations. Disaster relief officials said some 8 dead bodies have been recovered at Haldummulla in the central …
People living along the river issued flood warning While landslides at Urni continue to be a nightmare for people of Kinnaur, the formation of an artificial lake on the Sutlej near Chauling in the district has added to the worries of local people. Following landslides during the past few days, …
The cyclone Hudhud has caused more than 20 landslides in 14 blocks of Koraput district. Of these, 14 landslides have occurred in Pottangi block alone, reports said. The Kotiya gram panchayat along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border has suffered the maximum damage. While road communication in Galigabadar, Ranasingh, Kumbhiguda, Talapaniki, Uppara …
The Odisha state government will submit a detailed report to the Union Government by October 16 on the losses due to cyclone Hudhud. This was informed by Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra on Tuesday. Accordingly, the Collectors of the concerned districts have been asked to send their reports …
KOBE – The Hyogo International Association in Hyogo Prefecture has created a disaster preparation guidebook in nine languages, including Vietnamese and Spanish, for families that can’t speak Japanese. The guidebook provides explanations of eight kinds of natural disasters common in Japan, including mudslides, and Japanese terms related to disaster prevention, …
Visakhapatnam: Five members of a family were buried alive at a village near Araku, of Visakhapatnam rural district, as their house got caught in a mudslide due to Cyclone Hudhud. Though the incident took place on the evening of October 12, officials came to know about it on the night …
A clutch of private equity investors has written to power minister Piyush Goyal raising concerns over the delay in the commissioning of the 1,200-MW Teesta-III hydro power project in Sikkim as other stakeholders show reluctance to infuse the extra equity needed in view of the cost overruns. The project's revised …
Fifty nine people died in flash flood and landslide triggered by cloud burst in Meghalaya, the State Government said on Tuesday. “The number of deaths due to flash floods and landslides is 59 while five people are still missing,” Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Roytre C …
The death toll from a typhoon that pounded Japan this week has risen to six, while five other people including two U.S. servicemen remain missing, reports said Tuesday. Powerful typhoon Phanfone whirled over Tokyo and other major cities during the Monday morning rush hour, cancelling some 600 flights and suspending …
