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NHPC sharpens AI focus for real-time flood forecastingIndia's dam infrastructure faces challenges from extreme weather. NHPC is now using Artificial Intelligence for better flood forecasting an...- Himachal suffered losses of Rs 46,000 crore due to natural calamities in 4 years: ReportOver the past four years, Himachal Pradesh has faced staggering losses of ₹46,000 crore attributed to the escalating impacts of climate cha...
- NDMA, J&K SDMA launch survey to study causes of cloudbursts, flash floods in HimalayasNDMA and J&K SDMA have started a survey. The survey aims to understand cloudbursts and flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Hi...
- When mountains trap storms: The deadly mechanics of cloudbursts which have killed over 700 in PakistanPakistan is reeling from one of the deadliest monsoon seasons in recent memory, with more than 700 people killed since June. Flash floods t...
- Why cloudbursts have killed hundreds in India and Pakistan this monsoon seasonCloudbursts have caused devastation in Pakistan and India during the monsoon. These intense rain events led to flash floods and landslides,...
- Rainfall statistics mislead as cloudbursts, flash floods ravage north Himalayan statesRecent cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides in the Himalayan states highlight the region's vulnerability to intense rainfall, even dur...
- 250 Indians, Pakistanis die as flash floods batter South AsiaHeavy rains have unleashed devastating flash floods across Pakistan and India, resulting in a tragic loss of life. Pakistan reports at leas...
- Uttarkashi flash flood adds to 700+ deaths in a decade as Uttarakhand’s climate disasters surgeUttarakhand faces a growing climate crisis, with flash floods and landslides claiming hundreds of lives in the past decade. Scientific stud...
- Explained: How a cloudburst triggered deadly flash floods in UttarakhandA cloudburst in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand triggered flash floods and destruction in Dharali village. A cloudburst is defined by the IMD as ra...
- Uttarkashi is only the latest warning: The reasons behind Uttarakhand’s vulnerability to disastersA devastating cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Harsil Valley triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least four. This disaster highligh...
- Pakistan issues Glacial Flood warning amid heavy monsoon rainsPakistan is on high alert for glacial floods in its northwestern regions due to above-average monsoon rainfall, raising concerns of a repea...
- India aims to leverage tech to detect all small-scale severe weather events: RijijuIndia aims to enhance its weather observation network and computing systems to detect and predict small-scale severe weather events, accord...
- What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent in India?Flash floods caused by cloudbursts have caused significant damage to villages and cities in the Himalayan regions of Kashmir and Ladakh in ...
- India has done more than its fair share to fight climate change: GovtReplying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey said historical and current greenhouse gas e...
- Prakash Javadekar warns against encroachment of river beds"In Assam we have been able to reduce it to a large extent and in Bengal the issue is being studied and whatever remedies needs to be done,...
- Chennai floods: Extreme weather here to Stay?Chennai has been battered by record-breaking rainfall that continues to pound the city. The deluge has raised many questions about the cata...
- Himalayas under threat, say expertsThe fragile Himalayan ecosystem is in poor health. Hundreds of scientists and students raised concern about the impact of climate change, u...
- ‘Fears of man-made global warming exaggerated’Two of three scientists at a session on climate change and society at the Indian Science Congress on Tuesday felt fears of man-made global ...
- Threat of Uttarakhand-like disaster in Himachal Pradesh, scientists worriedIncreased vulnerability of Himachal Pradesh to climate change has posed the threat of Uttarakhand like disaster.
- '50% rise in extreme rain incidence in last 50 yrs'The Leh cloudburst has again brought out the glaring lack of adequate documentation on such sporadic weather events. J Srinivasan, chairman...
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