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No respite for Afghanistan as new spate of floods kill 66 people in northern province

May 20, 2024 admin

People remove mud from the courtyard of their houses after floods in Maymana, the capital city of Faryab Province, Afghanistan. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Fresh floods killed 66 people in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Sunday, after weeks of flooding that has inundated farms and villages and swept away swathes of communities….

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Watch | Earth Day: wake-up call on climate change

May 2, 2024 admin

Watch | Earth Day: wake-up call on climate change In this episode, we will be discussing Earth Day, which The Hindu covered with thematic articles on April 22. We look at multiple dimensions of climate change, beginning with the most recent Supreme Court ruling on climate change in terms of the rights of us citizens…

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Losses from extreme events over 31 years were $3.8 trillion | Data

October 31, 2023 admin

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province | Photo Credit: Zahid Hussain Disaster events are not only becoming more frequent and severe but their impact is also expected to worsen. The year 2023 brought an end to the warmest decade on record, marked by unprecedented extreme…

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Nearly 2 Lakh People Affected, Death Count Rises To 15

August 28, 2023 admin

Assam Floods: Roads, bridges, power poles and schools, among others, were also damaged in the flood. Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam turned grim on Monday with over 1.90 lakh people affected by the deluge and one person dying, according to an official bulletin. Incessant rains in the higher altitudes have led to an increase…

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