Understanding GIS and Remote Sensing Based landslide Mapping
Dr. Somnath Bera Dr. Somnath Bera is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Central University of South Bihar,…
Crowd Management for Disaster Management: Case of Pandharpur
Shaktisagar Dhole serves as the District Disaster Management Officer in the Solapur district of Maharashtra. Shaktisagar Dhole अनागतं यः कुरुते…
Current Trends and Issues Regarding Public Transport in Urban Areas
Ayan Arora is a young intern at Raahgiri Foundation, Gurugram This article tries to understand the issue of vehicular air…
G20: Youth from Latin American Countries at CDRI to Discuss Disaster Risk Reduction
On May 16, A 35-member team from Brazil and other Latin American countries visited the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure…
India heatwave: High Temperatures Killing More Indians Now
The G20, under India’s Presidency, has endorsed a new working group on disaster risk reduction. This makes it well-positioned to…
Heatwaves in India to Get more Frequent and Longer
A recent study has found that humid heatwaves, that occurred less than once in a century in India and Bangladesh,…
Residents Flag Fresh Cracks in Joshimath
Days after Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the situation in crisis-hit Joshimath is “stable”, some residents of the…
Climate Visas could give Victims of Natural Disasters Safe Route to UK, says Think-Tank
New climate visas should be created to allow victims of natural disasters to come to the UK, and to bring…
Global Temperatures Set to Reach New Records in Next Five Years
Global Temperatures Set to Reach New RecordGlobal temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years,…
Heatwaves, Droughts, Extreme Rain may be Near Permanent in 20 Countries at 1.5°C Warming
Heatwaves, droughts, maximum one-day rainfall and extreme wind events will likely become a near-permanent in some 20 countries, even if…
How to Prevent Asbestos Exposure During Disasters
Michelle Whitmer is an asbestos expert with over 15 years of experience covering medicine, cancer care, and environmental toxins. Michelle…
‘Statistically Impossible’ Heat Extremes are here
Nicholas Leach Nicholas Leach is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford. Tracking outlier heatwaves is important not just…