India Struggles to Put Out Crop Waste Fires That Fuel Air Pollution
India’s efforts to reduce crop-waste burning, a major source of air pollution during the winter, by spending billions of rupees…
India Announces Net-Zero Target at Start of COP26 Summit
As the World Leaders Summit kicked off at COP26 on November 1, 2021, India announced it would be net-zero by…
COVID Shines Light on Governance in the Americas and the Caribbean
The COVID pandemic has brought death and economic destruction to all parts of the globe, underlining why effective action on…
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…
Yes, Climate Change has Almost Certainly Fuelled California’s Massive Fires
Thousands of lightning strikes have sparked hundreds of fires across California in recent days, producing several major clusters burning around…
Using Techniques Learnt in Astrophysics, Researchers Can Now Forecast Drought up to Ten Weeks Ahead
Researchers at the University of Sussex have developed a system which can accurately predict a period of drought in East…
Clock in New York Counts Down the Time Remaining to Avert Climate Disaster
The installation began its countdown on September 17, 2020, with seven years, 103 days, 15 hours, 40 minutes and seven…