Everyone vulnerable to climate change effects, says IPCC
মার্চ 31, 2014
Much awaited report by scientists from around the world holds out hope that humans can adapt to a warmer world, if they control release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
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The Unheard Voices – Uttarakhand Floods 2013
অক্টোবর 08, 2013
A new report by Saferworld Communications traces hidden stories of people still suffering in the aftermath of the Uttarakhand floods
Waiting in the rain, waiting, waiting…
জুন 27, 2013
Salma Rehman of The Third Pole was caught up in the mayhem surrounding the flash floods and landslides that have killed nearly 1,000 people in Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas
Could dams be causing China’s earthquakes?
এপ্রিল 26, 2013
Geologists are once again debating whether dam construction in China has led to a proliferation of earthquakes.
Tibetans had demanded mine closure before deadly landslide
এপ্রিল 04, 2013
Local Tibetans had petitioned for closure of the billion-dollar copper, silver and gold mine, owned by China Gold International Resources, after reports of poisoned drinking water
Dire warning on World Water Day
মার্চ 22, 2013
By 2025, 1.8 billion people will live in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, with almost half of the world living in conditions of water stress.
Illegal wells deepen central India’s drought crisis
মার্চ 15, 2013
As thousands of villages in central India face crippling water shortages, sugar plantations, vineyards and factories continue to tap illegal wells.
Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries unprepared for flash floods
ফেব্রুয়ারী 22, 2013
None of the countries in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region – except China – have developed strategies to deal with flash floods, according to a new report.
Flood havoc in Himalayan foothills
সেপ্টেম্বর 26, 2012
Floods and their associated misery are an annual phenomenon in Assam. But even by those standards, 2012 is turning out to be a particularly bad year.
South Asia landslides ‘on the rise’
জুলাই 26, 2012
Landslide disasters are growing in intensity and frequency across South Asia, driven by extreme rainfall, seismicity and unbridled development. Navin Singh Khadka reports.