In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95 billion. The year 2024 was marked by extreme temperature events in Asia that caused thousands of deaths, severe droughts in Africa affecting over 25 …
In a unique initia tive, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the Survey of India (SoI) will map the entire 1500 km coastline to draw up a hazard based mapping process in order to help protect the coastal population from cyclones, tides and tsunami.
Chennai/New Delhi: The coastal districts in Tamil Nadu were on high alert on Sunday afternoon following an earthquake off Sumatra although the Union government as well as the scientists ruled out a tsunami threat to the Indian mainland or the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The government said there wasn
FUNDAY N Sunday crowds give cops a hard time post-tsunami alert Shyam Balasubramanian | ENS A tsunami alert for Tamil Nadu, following the earthquake in the Banda Sea in Indonesia on Sunday, saw the police restricting movement of people on the 44 km long coastal stretch between Muttukadu and Kasimedu, …
The 2004 tsunami besides killing and rendering millions homeless also wrecked the livelihood of countless fishermen. In fact, about 140 owners, who had lost their mechanised boats to the tsunami, have appealed to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to help them get their legitimate compensation money that has been lying idle …
Coastal areas of Orissa State in the northeastern part of the Indian peninsula are potentially vulnerable to accelerated erosion hazard. Along the 480-km coastline, most of the coastal areas, including tourist resorts, hotels, fishing villages, and towns, are already threatened by recurring storm flood events and severe coastal erosion. The …
This brief explains the importance of empowering people after natural disasters by giving them access to their rights and entitlements, allowing them to reconstruct the legal foundation for their lives and livelihoods.
The city's seashore is often remembered as beautiful thanks to the 12-km-long Marina, which got a face-lift after the 2004 tsunami. But sea erosion has been reducing North Chennai's coastal strip to tiny strips, writes G Pattabi Raman in his photo essay For the average outsider, Chennai's seashore usually means …
Kakinada, April 18: The destruction of hundreds of acres of mangroves in East Godavari and Yanam (an Union territory of Puducherry) districts is worrying environmentalists and nature lovers. Sources say that industrialists and people with the help of political leaders are engaging in destroying the-se trees for preparation of illicitly-distilled …
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii blared a warning to countries around the Pacific Ocean on February 27, minutes after the 8.8 quake hit Chile. ThoUSAnds of people along the coast fled for higher ground. Barring a few islands like the French Polynesia, the 1.2-metre-high waves did not cause …
Earthquake Toll Tops 300, Tsunami Does Little Harm Sao Paulo: A day after an 8.8-magnitude temblor struck central Chile, the picture in the interiors was that of absolute catastrophe, even as coastal areas from Australia to the Russian far east and Hawaii heaved a sigh of relief as the feared …
Hundreds of thousands of people flee shorelines Marooned:Houses are flooded by seawater in a section of Kesennuma, northern Japan, on Sunday. TOKYO: The tsunami from Chile's devastating earthquake hit Japan's main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. …
ERIC TALMADGE The tsunami from quake hit Japan's main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expectedwaves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. Hawaii and other Pacific islands were also spared. Hundreds of thousands of people fled shorelines for higher ground after the Pacific Tsunami Warning …
The Indonesian archipelago is known for the occurrence of catastrophic earthquake-generated tsunamis along the Sunda Arc. The tsunami hazard associated with submarine landslides however has not been fully addressed. In this paper, we compile the known tsunamigenic events where landslide involvement is certain and summarize the properties of published landslides …
The set-up is straight out of a sci-fi movie. But its applications are for real disasters. Taking a cue from the tsunami that hit the Indian shores on December 26, 2004, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) virtually mapped Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu to study levels …
December 26, 2004. The day began with the sun gleaming in through her window while she was busy with her daily chores. By the time the sun went down, Nirmala Martin
Vegetated coastal ecosystems provide goods and services to billions of people. In the aftermath of a series of recent natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis, coastal vegetation has been widely promoted for the purpose of reducing the impact of large storm surges and tsunami. …
Wellington: Two major earthquakes rocked the Solomon Islands on Monday, destroying or damaging scores of homes and unleashing a tsunami that crashed ashore. Initial reports said no one was seriously hurt. One temblor registered a 7.2 magnitude and the South Pacific nation's National Disaster Management Office said reports of widespread …
ON December 26, 2004, giant waves lashed coastal India and left behind a trail of death and destruction. It also left behind lessons in resilience for many. The tsunami anniversary kindles memories of loss and offers, for the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that helped the victims in their trying times, an …
