Another powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Philippines triggers 'life-threatening wave heights', tsunami warning issuedA powerful 6.9-magnitude offshore earthquake struck the southern Philippines, impacting the same region hit by a 7.4-magnitude quake days e...
10 Oct, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
Philippines Earthquake: 7.6 magnitude quake hits southern coast; causes damage, rings tsunami alertPhilippines Earthquake Today: A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines, triggering widespread panic and a tsunam...
10 Oct, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
Can a giant seawall save Indonesia's disappearing coast?The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home on Indonesia's Java island, where the government says...
28 Aug, 2025, 02.59 PM IST
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: What to know 20 years onThe 20th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami approaches, commemorating over 220,000 lives lost across a dozen countrie...
18 Dec, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
Japan Tsunami: What is Tsunami, their causes and the 3 biggest Tsunamis ever?Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: As Japan faces the threat of another tsunami following the recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake, it is a stark rem...
01 Jan, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
26 Rohingya refugees died at sea making perilous journey: UNExhausted women and children were among 185 people who disembarked from a rickety wooden boat on Monday in a coastal village in Aceh's Pidi...
27 Dec, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
7-fold surge in Indians at risk due to sea levelBy 2050, 36 million Indians may be at affected by flooding and inundation due to sea level rise by 2050, according to a new study published...
31 Oct, 2019, 01.46 PM IST
7-fold surge in Indians at risk due to rising sea levelThat projection is a seven-fold rise from a previous estimate of 5 million for the country, and the impact is likely to be concentrated in ...
31 Oct, 2019, 10.56 AM IST
Narendra Modi's Jakarta visit: Big fillip to maritime links between neighboursMaritime neighbours Delhi and Jakarta share similar perspectives on stability and multi-polar Indo-Pacific region amid China's ambitions in...
24 May, 2018, 09.43 PM IST
Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: StudyAccording to the report, Asia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding from possible storm surge events, particularly in the Pe...
15 Jul, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: StudyUnabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of the countries in the Pacific and Asia, reverse current development gains...
15 Jul, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
ISRO begins countdown for launch of 20 satellitesThe 48-hour countdown for the launch of India's Cartosat-2 series and 19 other satellites slated for Wednesday, began on Monday morning.
20 Jun, 2016, 11.40 AM IST
Climate change threatens 55 million people in India's coastal areas: ReportIt could lock in enough sea level rise to submerge land currently home to more than half a billion people globally if the temperature spike...
09 Nov, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
- Climate change to drastically alter face of Bengal Bay: Experts
The Bay of Bengal region will undergo a dire and drastic transformation unless urgent action is taken to deal with the disastrous effects o...
13 Mar, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
India donates $1 million towards UN tsunami fundSwaraj said: "India joins international community in its efforts to prepare for any such natural calamity in future by establishing effecti...
26 Dec, 2014, 09.54 PM IST
Poor-rich gap growing in India, Asia-Pacific: UNESCAPWeaker labour market institutions, inadequate social protection systems, poor-quality education are among the factors for widening income g...
03 Oct, 2014, 06.48 PM IST
- Invest in disaster preparations to protect Asia's poor: World Vision
Massive investments are needed to protect millions of poor people living in Asia-Pacific coastal areas who are vulnerable to increasingly d...
21 Sep, 2008, 08.13 AM IST