State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Landslides
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At least 31 dead after Uganda 'landslide': official
At least 31 people have been found dead in eastern Uganda after heavy rains caused a landslide, a government official said Friday. "The number of confirmed dead as of now is 31 people," Commissioner
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More than 30 killed in DRC gold mine: sources
More than 30 gold miners have died in an informal pit in the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province after a landslide, officials said on Thursday, with dozens more feared trapped. The incident
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Landslide in central Colombian town kills 11, others missing
An overnight landslide caused by heavy rains killed 11 people, including four children, in the central Colombian town of Marquetalia, the country’s disaster relief agency said on Thursday. The landslide,
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding constructions in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, 05/10/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) & Others Vs. M/s Kasauli Glaxie Resorts & Others dated 05/10/2018 regarding
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Post-disaster needs assessment: Kerala, India
Between June 1 and August 18, 2018, Kerala experienced the worst floods ever since 1924. The torrential rains triggered several landslides and forced the release of excess water from 37 dams across the
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Hydrodynamic simulation of a cloudburst event in Asi Ganga Valley of Indian Himalayan region using MIKE11 and GIS techniques
<p>Cloudburst is one of the most devastating and frequently occurring natural hazardous events in Indian Himalayan region. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Asi_Ganga_Valley_cloudburst.pdf"
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Aid Delivered After Deadly Mudslides in Sudan's Darfur
A joint African Union-United Nations operation is providing emergency assistance to an area in Sudan's South Darfur region where 16 people died as a result of mudslides earlier this month, the mission
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Over 1,400 dead across India due to rain, floods this monsoon: Centre
Forty-three people have been missing -- 15 in Kerala, 14 in Uttar Pradesh, five in West Bengal, six in Uttarakhand and three in Karnataka. New Delhi: Over 1,400 people, including 488 in Kerala, have
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Storm Bebinca weakens as it makes landfall in northern Vietnam
Tropical storm Bebinca weakened as it made landfall in northern Vietnam on Friday, flooding some villages in one province but there were no reports of major damage. Vietnam had put thousands of soldiers
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'Our city has no future if we don't save the environment' – Freetown mayor
Sierra Leone's capital Freetown must tackle deforestation, poor housing and decrepit drainage if it is to prevent the next disaster, its mayor said one year after a devastating mudslide killed an estimated