Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) have developed a Disaster Intensity Index (DII) to assess the financial impact of natural disasters on state budgets, providing a ...

The study cites the World Risk Index 2023, which ranks India third among 193 countries in terms of disaster risk ...

According to the MERI, the current flood lines in Pune city are inadequate and the new flood levels are significantly higher ...

From sanitation to education, UNICEF helps young people adapt to climate change for healthier lives. (Partner Content) ...

Floods in Western Maharashtra, particularly in the Sangli-Kolhapur region, cause recurring damage to agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods. In 2019, the area faced catastrophic floods ...

NCP MP Supriya Sule raises questions about the lack of transparency regarding funds seized from Walmik Karad, an associate of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, under investigation for extortion.

The cyclone also impacted the neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Rajasthan, it said. Likewise, TC Michaung, which made landfall on December 5, 2023, brought extreme rainfall that caused large ...

From deadly wildfires in California to devastating floods in North Carolina, disasters have wreaked havoc across the US over the past year, the world’s hottest on record. They shook millions of lives ...

Already, the cold spell has brought heavy snowfall to many parts of the country, as a number of flood alerts and warnings were issued in England to account for heavy rain or melting snow.

CDRRMO chief Alfredo Baloran shared in a media interview on Monday, January 6, 2024, at City Hall Drive that a total of 617 families were impacted by the recent floods. “Right after pag-subside sa ...

Great swathes of the UK have ground to a halt with weather warnings and travel chaos. Hundreds of schools were closed across the country this week, in areas including Lancashire, Yorkshire and ...

For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some ...