Global Warming ‘Could Reach 40c by the End of This Century’ After COP26 Fell Short of its Aims, Say Experts
Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Met Office analysed worldwide policies and found that on the “current trajectory”…
2021 Tied for Sixth Warmest Year in Continued Trend, Nasa Analysis Shows
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according to independent analyses…
These Five Countries Have Advanced Tsunami Warning Systems
Building effective national tsunami early warning systems (TWS) is challenging due to the complexity of managing multiple factors involved in…
CDRI to Launch Infrastructure Resilience Project for Small Island Nations at COP26
The Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), a global partnership of 27 countries initiated by India in 2019, will be…
COP26: Countries, Cities, Carmakers Commit to End Fossil-Fuel Vehicles by 2040
A group of countries, companies and cities committed on November 10, 2021, in Glasgow, to phasing out fossil-fuel vehicles by…
Emissions Gap Report 2021
The heat is on in the 12th edition of an annual series that provides an overview of the difference between…
Emergency Operation Centre – Is it Still the most Underrated Tool in Disaster Management?
Md. Altamash Khan is DRR Consultant and Field Correspondent at Know Disasters Magazine Emergency Operation Centers, or, EOCs might not…
300 Million Delta Dwellers Exposed to Cyclones, Flooding
More than 300 million people in low-lying river deltas, mostly in poorer nations, are exposed to flooding from tropical storms…
Centre’s Rs 460 Crore Cyclone Risk Mitigation Plan for Maharashtra
Following Cyclone Nisarga hitting the Konkan Region, the Central Government has drafted a Rs 460 Crore National Cyclone Risk Mitigation…
Not very far another big earthquake in the Himalaya region
For some ranges, the time is past; for others, it could be 1,000 years from now, says a new study.…
1950 Assam Quake Sets Trend?
If Wesnousky is right, the Arc may be ready to rupture in multiple locations, which could result in a series…
New Landslide Zones Activated on Char Dham Road: Experts
Experts have warned that new landslide zones have been activated in the ecologically-sensitive areas in Uttarakhand since work began on…