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East and West: Extreme weather strikes on opposite sides of globe in Brazil, Texas, Vietnam & Indonesia
East and West: Extreme weather strikes on opposite sides of globe in Brazil, Texas, Vietnam & Indonesia
75 dead in Brazil floods; evacuations in flood-hit Houston; heat dries up Vietnam while 14 …
May 06, 2024
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What causes earthquakes in Northeast US, like the magnitude 4.8 that shook New Jersey? A geoscientist explains
A map of earthquakes over the past century. The large orange dot was a magnitude 4.8 on April 5, 2024. Photo: USGS
April 5, 2024 saw one of the strongest earthquakes on record in New Jersey
April 08, 2024
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7.4 magnitude quake in Taiwan; Japan issues tsunami warning for Okinawa & other Ryukyu islands
7.5 magnitude quake in Taiwan; Japan issues tsunami warning for Okinawan & other Ryukyu islands
The Philippines also issues tsunami warnings for its Batanes islands group; social media …
April 03, 2024
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Jalpaiguri disaster: Tornadoes a symptom of warming & anomalous wind patterns
Jalpaiguri storm: Tornadoes a symptom of warming & anamolous wind patterns
While tornadoes mostly occur in India's eastern states, some have been reported in the …
April 02, 2024
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Himalayan calamity
Himalayan calamity
The Himalayan region accounted for 44 per cent of all the disasters reported in India 
February 28, 2024
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Bedevilled Barak: 2022 Assam deluge damaged houses in Katigorah, pushing locals to flood-proof their dwellings
Bedevilled Barak: Assam floods damaged houses in Katigorah; with elevated houses, resource centres, the locals are building back
Villagers are ready to spend lakhs on raising the ground while building houses, say locals
February 16, 2024
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Bedevilled Barak: How a PHC in Katigorah rebuilt itself after the 2022 Assam floods
Bedevilled Barak: How a PHC in Katigorah rebuilt itself after the 2022 Assam floods
People managing the facility have not estimated losses incurred during the floods or …
February 14, 2024
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Bedevilled Barak: How a Katigorah school is building resilience after 2022 Assam floods
Students of Baleswar Higher Secondary School have been taught how to keep themselves safe through drills for disaster preparedness. Photo: Rohini Krishnamurthy / CSE
The higher secondary school in Cachar district suffered immense damage during floods more …
February 13, 2024
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Africa
DTE Coverage: Cyclone Hidaya

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Hidaya

May 06, 2024
Down To Earth tracked the cyclone as it formed in the sea and finally made landfall in Tanzania
Natural Disasters
DTE Coverage: South Tamil Nadu Floods 2023

DTE Coverage: South Tamil Nadu Floods 2023

December 20, 2023
DTE explores as to how and why the deluge in Tamil Nadu’s southern districts occurred
Natural Disasters
DTE Coverage: Cyclone Michaung leaves a trail of destruction

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Michaung leaves a trail of destruction

December 06, 2023
Slow-moving cyclone wreaks havoc in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

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Jana Lesak Houser

Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Nino has to do with violent storms in central US
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Dee Ninis

Taiwan earthquake: An earthquake scientist on what we know so far and what may happen next
Karen Hickman
Karen Hickman

Texas fires: With over 1 million acres of grassland burned, cattle ranchers face struggles ahead to find and feed their herds

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Extreme weather strikes on opposite sides of globe in Brazil, Texas, Vietnam & Indonesia

Extreme weather strikes four different regions of the globe