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Where could the next big earthquake strike? Scientists develop a new method that successfully identified a high-risk fault zone in Kamchatka- Scientists create a steel sphere device that could protect buildings from earthquakes without electricity
- In 2022, the Tonga eruption sent a powerful sound through the ocean — the strange signal before a deadly disaster hit may change how scientists warn about tsunamis
- From bank queues to QR codes: Flood-hit Nepal's digital shift in philanthropyNepal's digital payment systems now facilitate swift disaster relief donations. QR codes and mobile banking enable direct person-to-governm...06 Sep, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
- The Himalayas look unchanged from below, but something is happening high in the mountains — Nepal’s disaster offers a frightening clueA recent disaster in Nepal highlights growing instability in the warming Himalayas. Massive rock and ice collapses unleash destructive floo...05 Sep, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
- Science says earthquakes can make the ground behave like a liquid: Why buildings can sink and here’s what happens beneath your feetEarthquakes can cause certain loose, water-saturated soils to behave like a liquid. The soil grains remain solid, but rising pore-water pre...04 Sep, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
- Nepal PM thanks India for flood rescue help after minister seeks compensation, as reconstruction estimates reach billions of dollarNepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has thanked India and China for their assistance after flash floods killed 1,127 people and left nearl...02 Sep, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
- What are Iran's options to retaliate as open warfare resumes with the US?The US launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iran, prompting Iranian missile strikes on what Tehran said were US assets in Jordan, Bahrain, K...02 Sep, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
- Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal floodHopes are fading for thousands missing in Nepal's flash floods. Authorities reported, as of September 2, over 1,050 fatalities and nearly 4...02 Sep, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
- As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequentRecent flash floods in Nepal and China killed over one thousand people. High mountain glaciers are melting, increasing flood frequency and ...02 Sep, 2026, 09.30 AM IST
- Nepal's young PM Balendra Shah faces first major test as deadly floods expose government’s limitsNepal's prime minister faces his first major test after a glacial collapse disaster. This catastrophe killed over one thousand people and l...02 Sep, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
- In 1918–1921, one dam built on California's Carmel River provided water storage but blocked fish runs; in 2015 it came down, reopening 25 miles of habitat for steelhead troutA century-old dam on California's Carmel River was removed, restoring fish spawning grounds. Crews rerouted the river and dismantled the st...01 Sep, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
- Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?Does the devastating flooding unleashed by the collapse of a section of glacier in the Nepalese Himalayas signal a new kind of risk in a wo...31 Aug, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
- What is a glacial collapse? The science behind the Nepal-Tibet floodsA glacial collapse occurs when a large mass of ice and rock suddenly breaks from a mountain slope, potentially triggering avalanches, debri...31 Aug, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
- Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastationNepal warned of fresh flooding on Sunday as water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River, days after catastrophic floods killed at least 788 p...31 Aug, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
- Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuildThe bill is nearly a tenth of the nation's entire economy. A glacier collapse unleashed torrents, killing over six hundred people and leavi...29 Aug, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
- 'Highest priority': EAM Jaishankar takes stock of rescue efforts in NepalIndia's External Affairs Minister discussed Nepal's flood relief and rescue operations. Further relief supplies are being sent to Nepal aft...28 Aug, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
- Nepal floods: PM, ministers pledge a month's salary to relief fund; Kathmandu to buy 25,000 MT of fertilisers from New DelhiNepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his ministers will donate one month’s salary to the Disaster Relief Fund following devastating flo...28 Aug, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
- What triggered the catastrophic flood on the Nepal-Tibet border?Torrential floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed at least twenty-two people. Hundreds of travelers, including many Indians, are currently r...26 Aug, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
- Caracas airport to resume commercial flights on September 1 after earthquake damageMaiquetia International Airport will resume commercial flights on September 1. The airport was damaged by twin earthquakes which killed tho...26 Aug, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
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