According to The National Weather Service, the storm, which came on the first full day of spring, was a Pacific low pressure system interacting with California's 12th atmospheric river since late December. So far, the...
Turkey's disaster management agency said more than a dozen professional divers were involved in the rescue efforts in each of the two provinces. At least 14 people have died so far including five Syrian nationals whose...
More than 9,000 California residents were under evacuation orders Friday as a new atmospheric river brought heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, swelling rivers and creeks and flooding several major highways during...
The cyclone has barrelled through Mozambique and Malawi since late last week, killing hundreds and displacing thousands more
An atmospheric river storm broke through a levee along the Pájaro river inundating homes and businesses and leaving thousands of people without shelter in California.
Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the fifth death of seasonal floods that have also forced more than 43,000 people to flee their homes.
The cyclone that is present in the South Pacific off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador has affected some provinces in both countries, bringing rainfall, flooding and overflowing of rivers
Authorities have set up more than 200 relief shelters for people displaced by the floods, the national disaster management agency said
Outlook’s latest issue, 'Deliver Us From Greed’, looks at how climate change, poor planning and mindless construction leads to catastrophic ‘natural’...
In all tragedies that Kashmir faces, whether political or natural, ‘communication blackout’ is common. In September 2014, the first thing that drowned was...
Politics is not forgotten even during a major humanitarian crisis, the politics within the country as well as that of major powers in an area of conflict.
Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Ashutosh Salil writes on how recurring floods disrupting the lives of people in Bihar, year after year, led to the addition of an...
Natural disasters are devastating but they are also emotionally draining. Time heals. In my 50 years of life, I have witnessed many natural disasters. Who am...
The people who live on the embankments of the Kosi river are relentlessly ravaged by the river and neglected by the state
How does one write disaster? How does one turn the shards of memory into text?
Several regions in West Virginia continues to face a slew of weather hazards in the central United States this week, including heavy snow, tornadoes, gusty...
Adding to the devastating aftermaths of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria, collapse of a quake hit-dam in the small town of Al-Tloul forced many...
Authorities declared a state of emergency for the Auckland region and the nation's new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, flew to the city on a military plane to...
The mighty Brahmaputra and its 26 tributaries inundate vast tracts of land in 1200 odd villages of the district, and they remain under water for a large part...
The gathering in Geneva on Monday — jointly hosted by the United Nations and Pakistan — aims to raise funds for the victims of last summer's unprecedented...
A rejig of the state Council of ministers, main political parties holding their conventions after quite a gap
Chennai: There was widespread rainfall in Tamil Nadu and showers ranged between 1 CM to 9 CM, which includes Cauvery delta areas and coastal regions like...
Assam Floods: In the last 24 hours, floods due to heavy rains in the state were reported from four districts comprising at least eight revenue circles of...
Adityanath has also directed officials to remain in the field to oversee the relief work in the affected districts and conduct inspections in the waterlogged...
United Nations appeal for flood ravaged Pakistan during a ceremony in Geneva on Monday, the global body revised up its humanitarian appeal for Pakistan...
