Browsing: Natural Disasters

Honourable Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee is expected to officially announce Basirhat and Sundarbans as two new districts of West Bengal in Hingalganj, during an administrative meeting scheduled today.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hits the island of Indonesia. The death toll rose to 268 on the island of Indonesia,…

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Recent reports have informed that the floods in Assam have caused huge damage and massive deterioration in the nearby villages.…

The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) took place some 11 million km from Earth. NASA’s Dart programme scientist, Dr Tom Statler, also had a word of caution about drawing too many conclusions from the experiment. Scientists have now confirmed that the orbit of a 160m-wide (520 ft) space rock known as Dimorphos was altered when the Dart probe struck it head on last month.

Landslide in Uttarakhand: According to Uttarakhand’s chief minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, immediate relief and rescue efforts are being carried out by the district government, NDRF, SDRF, Indian Army, and ITBP personnel.

A powerful and relatively shallow earthquake struck the island of Sumatra in Indonesia on Saturday, causing damage to more than…

The “Doomsday glacier” in Antarctica is giving a dire warning. The melting of this glacier might significantly increase sea levels…

In an investigation following the devastating Bengaluru floods that occurred last week, names of many big firms have popped up…

Pakistan foreign minister stated on Sunday that the country needs financial assistance to deal with the “crushing” floods. He also…