Atlantic storm Lee makes landfall in Canada with winds of 70 miles per hour, 1 man killed in MaineAtlantic storm Lee made landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada, after causing damage in New England and Maritime Canada. The storm brought destruc...
17 Sep, 2023, 06.34 AM IST
Disaster by the bay: Six worst natural catastrophes of 21st centuryTexas was hit by the Great Galveston Hurricane on September 8, 1900, leaving about 12,000 dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster i...
02 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Irma, Harvey and Katia! Here’s how hurricanes are namedThree hurricanes - Irma, Harvey and Katia created havoc in the US back to back in the past one month.
15 Sep, 2017, 09.03 AM IST
Twitter may help monitor disaster damage in real timeResearchers found a correlation between the mean per capita of social network activity and economic damage per capita caused by these disas...
12 Mar, 2016, 04.06 PM IST
What Mumbai needs to learn from superstorm Sandy which flooded New YorkMumbai is much more densely populated, with even more people and infrastructure concentrated along the most exposed coastlines and low-lyin...
02 Dec, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
Hurricane Sandy resurrected the claim that global warming was to blame for such eventsSandy resurrected the claim that global warming was to blame for such events, together with the irresponsible argument that we should help ...
19 Nov, 2012, 07.43 AM IST
- Oil rises as storm Sandy may curb US gasoline supply
Crude rose for a second day on Tuesday in New York amid forecasts that US gasoline supplies dropped after Hurricane Sandy.
07 Nov, 2012, 06.59 AM IST
US Presidential Elections 2012: New York, New Jersey goes out to voteResidents of New York and New Jersey, the two US states worst hit by the superstorm Sandy, braved near freezing temperatures and adjusted t...
06 Nov, 2012, 10.30 PM IST
Sandy-hit New York, New Jersey scramble to arrange alternate voting sitesA day before the US presidential elections, officials in New York and New Jersey, the two worst hit states by hurricane Sandy, were scrambl...
05 Nov, 2012, 03.23 PM IST
US Presidential Elections 2012: Storm-hit states in US to use army trucks as polling boothsOfficials in the disaster-hit areas will use military trucks as makeshift polling stations to enable citizens to cast their votes in the No...
04 Nov, 2012, 12.47 PM IST
Hurricane Sandy keeps millions away from work in US, may cut output by $25 bn in fourth quarterAtlantic superstorm Sandy may cut US economic growth as it keeps millions of employees away from work and shuts businesses from restaurants...
01 Nov, 2012, 01.23 PM IST
- 'Frankenstorm' Sandy year's 2nd most-talked-about topic on Facebook
Megastorm Sandy has been the year's second most-talked-about topic on social networking website Facebook, after the Super Bowl game, a surv...
31 Oct, 2012, 08.07 PM IST
Hurricane Sandy: Toll from superstorm climbs to 30The death toll from superstorm Sandy has risen to 30 in the mainland United States and Canada, and was expected to climb further as several...
30 Oct, 2012, 10.38 PM IST
Hurricane Sandy: No significant impact seen for Indian IT companiesStock analysts however see no immediate impact on revenues for IT companies due to the hurricane, unless it gets prolonged for over a week.
30 Oct, 2012, 08.36 PM IST
16 killed in megastorm Sandy; Obama declares 'major disaster'Superstorm Sandy battered the US East Coast today with fierce winds and heavy rains, killing at least 16 people, plunging millions into dar...
30 Oct, 2012, 05.45 PM IST
Hurricane Sandy slams into US: Floods, blackouts across New YorkSandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain killing some and forcing eva...
30 Oct, 2012, 12.40 PM IST
Superstorm Sandy could bring 'catastrophe,' impact 60 million peopleTens of millions of Americans braced themselves up for devastating Hurricane Sandy with forecasters warning that it will slam cities from N...
29 Oct, 2012, 10.44 PM IST