Heavy Rains, Lightning Kill At Least 36 in Northern India
Hazardous weather has killed at least 36 people in northern India in this late September, including 12 who were struck…
Maharashtra: State to empanel firms for disaster mitigation steps
The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday, October 6, 2022 cleared a proposal to empanel 100 per cent state or Centre-owned companies…
India’s Disaster Management System Needs to Be More Inclusive of Animals
Farm animals play a major role in the Indian economy, contributing to nearly 30% of the total agriculture GDP. The…
Florida faces grim reality: Hurricane Ian is deadliest storm in state since 1935
Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian obliterated communities in Florida, the death toll continues to rise as rescue crews go…
Pakistan PM says he wants ‘climate justice’ from rich polluting countries
Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, has said Pakistan should not be forced to go out with a “begging…
Pakistan floods: Dengue cases soaring
It’s been more than two months since the floods began and yet across Pakistan, thousands of villages are still submerged,…
Severe Flood Threat Caused BY Climate change: Oxford Study
For the first time, researchers have proved human-caused global warming is directly responsible for creating a ‘critical threat’ of a…
Managing Children in Disasters: Planning for Their Unique Needs
Authors:Jane A. Bullock , George Haddow, Damon P. Coppola Highlighting the infrastructure that supports children in a safe and secure…
‘Stay at Home’- Neo Global Reality for the Children
Aditya Anurag Nanda is studying at National Law University Odisha, Bhubaneswar Aditya Anurag Nanda Writing for children is always loaded…
Ishwor Ghirmire: The 19 year boy who saved 55 orphans during the Earthquake
Komal Priya Singh is a Field Correspondent for Know Disasters. Komal Priya Singh Nepal earthquake of 2015, also called Gorkha…
DRR and Children and Youth as Agents of Change
Fariha Ali is a Field Correspondent for Know Disasters and also works as a GIS Associate in Genesis Ray Energy…
The ‘Miracle of Kamaishi’: How 3,000 Students Survived March 11, 2011
Altamash Khan Field Correspondent, Know Disasters Magazine Program Coordinator – IAC, Sphere India Altamash Khan The tsunami that hit the…