Radio Hams (Amateur Radio Operators) worldwide in times of major disasters often provide invaluable communication support. If conventional communication networks break down, and with limited or no access to remote and affected areas, they may be left as the only ‘priceless’ communication link assisting rescue and  relief efforts and helping save lives. The West Bengal... Read More

Climate change linkage to natural disasters has been confirmed in a new report based on analysis of 59 studies of current happenings (as against future projections). 41 of these resulted in more intense long term climate changes with harm summarized as US$ 8 billion and 4000 lost lives. Advances in Climate Science allows scientists to... Read More

Forest fires in Southern California have turned Year 2017 in to one of the costliest for the insurance industry. Natural disasters such as hurricanes in Caribbean and Southern US, earthquakes in Mexico and wildfires earlier in North California have already pushed claims to US 100 billion. Among many fires in the region, the most serious,... Read More

No of intense earthquakes worldwide are likely to increase in 2018. Variations (periodic slowing) in earth’s rotational speed could trigger intense seismic activity, particularly in heavily populated tropical regions where a billion people live. A change of milliseconds, measurable by atomic clocks, can lead to release of vast underground energy, caused by change in behavior... Read More

Airports are critical and fastest access points for ensuring lifesaving support to the affected communities in case of natural and manmade disasters. Airports need to be well prepared to manage the incoming surge of emergency relief and aid material, including better co-ordination between various organizations and aid agencies. Iran is situated in one of most... Read More

Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia (equivalent to the size of New Zealand) caused a dramatic 51 percent increase in the loss of global tree coverin 2016. Planet Earth is caught in a vicious cycle of climate change by the activities of man including indiscreet land use. This leads to extreme heats and droughts in... Read More

The region was still recovering from Hurricane Irma when it was pummeled recently by Hurricane Maria. The nationwide effort by Puerto Rico’s Federal Affairs Administration — along with the Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management and a handful of public radio stations on the island — has managed to bring some sort... Read More