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Mega-tsunami warning: Could a single earthquake drown Seattle and Portland within minutes? New research raises alarmA new Virginia Tech study warns of a mega-tsunami that could strike the US Pacific Coast if a massive earthquake hits the Cascadia Subducti...
16 Aug, 2025, 08.50 PM IST
1,000-foot mega-tsunami to wipe out big US cities off the map? Latest study has bad news for Americans; read hereA recent study indicates a 15% chance of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake striking the Cascadia Subduction Zone within the next 50 years, potenti...
16 Aug, 2025, 10.19 AM IST
US may get hit by a 1,000-foot ‘Mega-Tsunami’ within 50 years, wiping out these cities off the mapA new study warns of a potential 1,000-foot mega-tsunami striking the U.S. West Coast within 50 years. Triggered by a major earthquake alon...
23 May, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
NGT kept close watch on environmental concerns, issued several orders in 2024The National Green Tribunal tackled environmental issues in 2024. Air and water pollution, solid waste management, and protection of natura...
31 Dec, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Sea levels up 4.5mm per year during 2013-22, several big cities at risk: WMO15 Feb, 2023, 08.34 PM IST
Centre to review preparedness for monsoon, floods, cyclonesA review of availability of essential medicines, needed in the wake of floods or heavy rain, for likely waterborne diseases like diarrhoea,...
14 May, 2020, 08.26 AM IST
2005 & 2018 lessons: Airports near rivers prone to floodingCochin airport is expected to remain shut until August 28. The prolonged closure echoes what happened in Mumbai in 2005 and Chennai in 2015...
22 Aug, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
Experts worry for unprotected areasHaryana and parts of the scrub forests in Delhi's Ridge or the grasslands along the Yamuna that are rich in wildlife, being outside protect...
27 Feb, 2016, 02.03 PM IST
- Chennai floods not linked to global warming: Prakash Javadekar
Days after the Chennai floods caught global attention during the just concluded Paris conference where world leaders linked such extreme we...
22 Dec, 2015, 03.46 AM IST
Tamil Nadu rain 'highly localised' event, no link with global warming"Extreme rainfall that occurred over coastal districts of Tamil Nadu is highly localised and is part of the natural variability of the Indi...
21 Dec, 2015, 04.43 PM IST
NGT directs MoEF for river policy report on Yamuna, HindonThe National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the Union environment and forest ministry (MoEF) to present the expert committee report o...
21 May, 2015, 12.33 PM IST
- ICAR to grow high-yield rice in Goa
ICAR researchers are drawing lessons from neighbouring Maharashtra where Khazan land research station is doing yeoman's job in this field.
13 May, 2011, 05.13 AM IST