There is no denying that climate change has been affecting the higher frequency and intensity of natural disasters in the last quarter century.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off Japan's north-eastern coast on Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted.
Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake hit at 2.36 p.m. and was centred slightly south of where a massive magnitude-9.0 temblor struck in March.

Disaster-weary Japan was rattled by another strong quake today, which measured at a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, triggered a tsunami warning and sent people diving for cover.

The day after a giant tsunami set off the continuing disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, thousands of residents at the nearby town of Namie gathered to evacuate.

New Delhi: A nuclear safety review has concluded that Indian nuclear plants will be able to withstand “extreme natural events” like tsunamis, cyclones, floods and dam breaks.

Over six lakh trees and some 1,800 betel vines will have to be sacrificed to set up Posco’s Rs 52,000-crore mega steel project in Orissa’s coastal Jagatsinghpur district.

Tokyo: For some elderly survivors of Japan's March earthquake and tsunami, comfort comes in the form of a small white robotic seal named Paro.