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Displaying 15 of about 43 resultsDiscussions have been going on regarding emergency response and disaster prevention plans over potential future disasters in Thailand, following coastal residents' panic in the wake of the 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia on April 11. "We are worried. Many of us have raised the issue of safety measures and early warning systems," Sout…
By Bernadette Christina Munthe and Kanupriya Kapoor
As forest fires raged like never before across Indonesia last year, President Joko Widodo announced he was setting up a special agency to tackle the annual scourge that shrouds parts of Southeast Asia in choking haze.
But, with this season's fires already blazing, the Peatlands Restoration Agency has…
… in parts of the Mediterranean, scorching, road-melting heat to South Asia, and torrential rain causing deadly floods … winter. But this year, a combination of unusual and early heat and ongoing drought has generated more volatile … day in July or August, notes the New York Times. The heat wave across these countries would have been “almost …
… still floods causing havoc during the monsoon. Feeling the heat The summer months are increasingly hot, said the women … rural villages in Churachandpur have to bear the summer heat without amenities, in Lamka ceiling fans and standing … still floods causing havoc during the monsoon. Feeling the heat The summer months are increasingly hot, said the women …
… By Sandhya Sekar With drought and heat posing individual threats, there is also the looming threat of frequent double whammies of drought and heat. Studies show an increase in area and frequency of … with a drastic climatic event like concurrent drought and heat. The frequency of extreme weather events is going up …
… [...] Extremely hot days and heat waves will increase, floods and wildfires will … Fahrenheit) will increase by tens of points. By then, heat waves will be so extreme they could not only damage … paid ten years ago. [...] … [...] Extremely hot days and heat waves will increase, floods and wildfires will …
… as earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; … earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; …
… to east, and can also move north and south, pushing excess heat from the equatorial regions towards the poles, "and in … things as La Nina, and even the enormous ridge causing the heat wave in Russia - this is what our panel wants to assess." …
… information about a weather phenomena called a mountain wave that produces severe fire behaviour, an analysis of … information about a weather phenomena called a mountain wave that produces severe fire behaviour, an analysis of …
… flood, industrial disaster, drought, epidemic, landslide, wave/surge, fire, extreme temperature, earthquake and … flood, industrial disaster, drought, epidemic, landslide, wave/surge, fire, extreme temperature, earthquake and …
… by plantation companies - a practice linked to a wave of forest fires. Blazes have ripped through six … by plantation companies - a practice linked to a wave of forest fires. Blazes have ripped through six …
… frigid Canada? Now wildfires, caused by the extreme heat, have reduced its tiny town of Lytton to ash. To put … threat and assists states and districts in implementing heat codes and HAPs. Moreover, our scientists and planners will also have to update the definition of a heat emergency and the guidelines for dealing with it. But, …
… intermittently for about 20 minutes. Yet when the first wave, only a few heights arrived after midnight, hundreds of … the danger had passed, returned to Hilo before the highest wave of the tsunami struck at 1.04 am on May 23. Altogether … intermittently for about 20 minutes. Yet when the first wave, only a few heights arrived after midnight, hundreds of …
… of preventive measures to mitigate the aftermath of flood, heat waves and fire. SOP has been developed by holding … for drafting their duties in the perspective of heat waves and fire. … This News Letter issued by … of preventive measures to mitigate the aftermath of flood, heat waves and fire. SOP has been developed by holding …
… is no more the case,” he said. “There has been a surge in heat wave incidences in UIB areas,” Mahmood continued. “The … is no more the case,” he said. “There has been a surge in heat wave incidences in UIB areas,” Mahmood continued. “The …