Natural Disasters

Study on super cyclone in Orissa 1999 with special reference to early warning system

A succession of severe natural disasters has wreaked havoc in the poverty-ridden state of Orissa. First the state experienced a severe flood in the august, 1999 affecting six coastal blocks.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2005
Ashutosh Mohanty
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
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Cyclones, Orissa (Odisha), Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Natural Disasters
India

 Hidden behind sea walls

Reasons for Kerala government s love for a harmful exercise

Publication Date: 
27/02/2005
Sridevi Pillai
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tsunami, Disaster Preparedness, Rehabilitation, Governance, Kerala
India

 Beyond Tsunami

Time to focus on preventing the next disaster

Publication Date: 
30/01/2005
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Soil Erosion, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, Earthquakes, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Rehabilitation, Legislation, NGO, Indonesia, India, Gujarat, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu
India

 What? Why?

Our disaster preparedness

Publication Date: 
30/01/2005
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Soil Erosion, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, Earthquakes, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Rehabilitation, Legislation, NGO, Indonesia, India, Gujarat, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu
India

 Go under

Or, follow coastal regulations

Publication Date: 
30/01/2005
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Soil Erosion, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, Earthquakes, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Rehabilitation, Legislation, NGO, Indonesia, India, Gujarat, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu
India

 73,556,000

How well do we know our ocean?

Publication Date: 
30/01/2005
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Soil Erosion, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, Earthquakes, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Rehabilitation, Legislation, NGO, Indonesia, India, Gujarat, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu
India

 If not now

Then when?

Publication Date: 
30/01/2005
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Soil Erosion, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, Earthquakes, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Rehabilitation, Legislation, NGO, Indonesia, India, Gujarat, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu
India

 Turvy topsy

Has the earth really wobbled?

Publication Date: 
30/01/2005
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Soil Erosion, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, Earthquakes, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Rehabilitation, Legislation, NGO, Indonesia, India, Gujarat, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu
Industry

 Disasters

Developing countries can t manage them

Publication Date: 
30/03/2004
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
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Natural Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Orissa (Odisha), Developing Countries
Environment

  Psychosocial care should be a component of overall health care

K SEKAR, assistant professor, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences NIMHANS , Bangalore, talks to NEELAM SINGH about psychosocial distress among survivors of the Latur and Osmanabad earthquake ten years since the tragedy, and the role of

Publication Date: 
14/03/2004
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Health Effects, Earthquakes, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Mental Health, Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore (D)

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