Perfumes and Hair Gel affecting Beijing’s Air Quality Index adversely Beijing’s air quality index deteriorated to ‘very unhealthy’ in October and...

Fishermen’s drive in Kerala for Plastic Waste Xavier Peter from Kerala is a fisherman since ages who brings at least 4 tons of...

Explosions at Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Lava from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been spewing for over a month, but the...

Radio Hams Proposal to improve warnings during disasters Radio Hams (Amateur Radio Operators) worldwide in times of major disasters often...

Natural Disasters Increasingly Linked To Climate Change Climate change linkage to natural disasters has been confirmed in a new report based...

Wildfires in California Add to ‘Horrific Year’ of Disaster Losses Forest fires in Southern California have turned Year 2017 in to one of the costliest...

Iran airports to benefit from GARD disaster response training program Airports are critical and fastest access points for ensuring lifesaving support to...

Upsurge in big earthquakes predicted for 2018 No of intense earthquakes worldwide are likely to increase in 2018. Variations (periodic...

Forest Fires Stoke Record Loss in World Tree Cover Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia (equivalent to the size of New Zealand) caused...

Role of volunteers in Disaster Mitigation after hurricane Maria strikes Puerto Rico The region was still recovering from Hurricane Irma when it was pummeled recently...

Sawdust Balls to Clean Marine Oil Spills Last month, two cargo ships collided at Mumbai coast resulting in a oil spill from...

Failing dam creates new crisis on Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico, with 10 deaths and an estimated US$ 30 billion loss, lies utterly devastated...

Handling communications during a disaster Typhoons have been dominating the news recently. A marketing and PR agency of Houston,...

Mexico Earthquake, Strongest in a Century, Kills Dozens An8.2 magnitude earthquake, strongest in a century, struck Mexico before midnight...

Hurricane Irma and its devastating effects The region must adapt to climate change, not simply rebuild Hurricane Irma, the...