2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
Tsunami
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Deep landslides source of killer 1964 Alaska tsunami after M9.2 temblor
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami that devastated a remote Alaska village following the 1964
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Managing coasts with natural solutions: guidelines for measuring and valuing the coastal protection services of mangroves and coral reefs
This guidance note provides review and recommendations for how the protective services of mangroves and coral reefs can be measured and valued in a manner consistent with national economic accounts and
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Mangroves in Cuddalore district come under threat
Indiscriminate dumping of garbage and release of untreated effluents by industries along the Uppanar are being cited as main reasons Indiscriminate dumping of garbage and release of untreated effluents
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Forest Survey of India data: Maharashtra govt reports highest increase in mangrove cover across country
AT a time when Chennai is flooding which indicates the importance of mangrove covers, Maharashtra has reported the highest rise in mangrove cover across the country in the past two years, according to
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Extreme Climate Can Cause Wars
BENGALURU: Climate change poses muttiple threats to mankind. The phenonemon triggers a chain of events. Droughts lead to less food and protests, ultimately leading to wars..Rise in temperatures as a result
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Africa: Zim to Host Crucial Africa Climate Conference... As CC Proves Nightmare Come True
Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story HUMANS tend to ascribe titles to certain things or phenomena that are indicative of their own intellectual and physical limitations to things that dwarf the understanding of
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding groundwater pollution caused by effluents discharged from bathrooms and toilets, Muttukadu Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, 10/10/2015
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M. Kumaravel Vs The Collector, Kancheepuram District dated 10/10/2015 regarding environmental degradation caused due
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Earthquake measuring 5.7 rocks residents 600 kilometres away in Darwin's northern suburbs
The quake originated about 600km north of Darwin in the Banda Sea (pictured) Jocelyn Montesino Johnson told NT News she was relaxing at her Johnston apartment when the building started to shake.
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'Wisdom index' indicates we are not prepared for tsunamis
The world may not be well prepared for the next significant tsunami, reports Northwestern University tsunami expert Emile A. Okal in a new study that includes a “wisdom index” for 17 tsunamis since 2004.
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The Netherlands creates world’s biggest man-made wave facility to test flood defences
Dutch scientists have constructed the world’s biggest man-made wave machine to find out if their country can cope with increasingly devastating floods. Called the Delta Flume, it can create the largest