17.9 million Kolkatans face serious risk from natural disasters and the city emerges as the world’s seventh riskiest city reveals this new analysis of natural disasters confronting 616 of the world’s largest urban areas.

Pune: Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, who recently surveyed the damage caused by hailstorms, have recommended raising of permanent windbreaks or shelt

At least 20 people were injured as nor’wester lashed four upazilas of the district on Monday evening, reports UNB.

The March 21 storm damaged eight houses in Punakha, including one that was under construction.

1,900 houses damaged across state; Shopian and Bandipora worst affected

The number of deaths caused by the snowstorm that battered the state for nearly 60 hours has risen to 17. Nearly 1,900 houses have been damaged by the snow fury that triggered avalanches.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chair warns that floods and storms are increasing in intensity and frequency.

A deadly winter storm hit the U.S.

This edition of the Asian Trends Monitoring Bulletin focuses on efforts and projects in building community resilient to climate change and natural hazards in the Southeast Asia. It discusses why, despite the recognition of the critical role of indigenous knowledge, policies and plans have failed to find a place for it in climate adaptation strategies in the region.

After Nagpur, Nashik and some other districts in Vidarbha, six districts in the Marathwada region were lashed by heavy unseasonal rain, claiming three lives while an Indian Army colonel suffered bu

Billions of dollars in U.S. damage from mega-storms Katrina and Sandy might have been avoided with a perhaps surprising device — wind turbines.

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