The global cost of disasters is growing: The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged $70–80 billion a year between 1970 and 2000, between 2001 and 2020 these annual costs grew significantly to $180–200 billion. But the real cost is far higher. Disaster costs …
Shreekant Sambrani / July 16, 2009, 0:18 IST Since it does not take into account new abnormalities like the MJO, it is hardly surprising that the Met has got it wrong once again. So finally, the Prime Minister is briefed about the monsoon and learns what we have known for …
MANOJ ANAND The Assam government on Wednesday declared drought-like situation in 14 out of 27 districts due to erratic monsoon that recorded far less than normal rainfall across the state this year. In this regard, a formal notification was also issued by the state revenue department after a review meeting …
Kullu: Over 50 per cent crops have been damaged in four tehsils in the district due to drought. The administration has initiated assessment and relief operations. This was stated by the Deputy Commissioner at
VENKATESH KESARI With monsoon playing truant, drought could turn out to be a major issue in the coming Maharashtra Assembly elections While the Opposition leaders, including the BJP
The Assam Government today declared drought-like situation in 14 districts of the State following a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. The districts facing drought like situation are- Bongaigaon, Cachar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon and Sivasagar, said an official notification …
Chief minister bans digging of borewells; mines flout the rule chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has banned digging of borewells by individual households for a year. This follows a sharp decline in the groundwater levels in the state after last year
Governor Syed Sibtey Razi today directed deputy commissioners of the drought-hit districts of Palamau, Chatra, Garhwa and Latehar to initiate action for cultivation of altern- ate crops. He said farmers ought to be given seeds and other necessary amenities. Besides, their crop insurance premium amounts should also be borne by …
Experts on Sunday said, over two million poor people in Bangladesh those who are living in the low-lying areas and coastal region, have been suffering from the adverse effects of climate changes. They said, those innocent victims whose livelihood depends heavily on agriculture, with more than 50 per cent of …
Our ability to manage the monsoon will determine our ability to reduce hunger and ensure food, water, and livelihood security. Mastering the art and science of monsoon management holds the key to adaptation to adverse changes in temperature and precipitation caused by climate change, leading to the more frequent occurrence …
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Palam Dharam Deo Solanki has in a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar demanded that the rural areas of Delhi be declared
Members of Zilla Panchayat in Chikkaballapur have demanded that the district should be declared drought-hit. At a general body meeting here on Wednesday, Zilla Panchayat member A D Avulappa said that the farmers in the district are worried due to shortfall of rains in the district, though it is raining …
AMIT AGNIHOTRI and PRASHANT PANDEY July 9: Concerned over a weak monsoon system, which has eluded north-west India affecting sowing of kharif crops, the agriculture ministry is still not terming it as a drought-like situation. However, as Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar remained huddled in stock-taking meetings with senior officials, …
The monsoon season is behind the schedule and rains will be 10 percent below the normal this year due to global warming and development of weak El-Nino conditions, said Metrological Department. Talking to Daily Times on Wednesday, Metrological Department Director General Dr Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry said the monsoon was likely …
The G8 agreed on Wednesday to try to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius and cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent, but it failed to persuade China and India to join a bid to halve world emissions. With only five months until a new U.N. climate pact …
A failure of major economies to set a target for halving world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at a summit in Italy is a setback to any agreement at a December climate change conference in Copenhagen. But a reference in draft documents by the Group of Eight and 17-country Major …
G8 leaders were due to agree a goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels at a summit in Italy on Wednesday. Here are some facts about the target, previously adopted by European Union nations and due to be widened to the United States, …
AMIT AGNIHOTRI and PRASHANT PANDEY July 8: Absence of rains in the North India has made the government sit up and take notice to handle a probable drought-like situation. Concerned over the failure of the southwest monsoon to revive in North India in the first week of July, the ministry …
Across the globe an emerging El Nino weather pattern threatens to cause droughts and floods and trigger a spike in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from burning forests. El Nino is a warming of tropical Pacific waters that affects wind circulation patterns. Its effects on the global climate vary from one …
