Death toll in Japan earthquake touches 48
Jan 02, 2024, at 10:19 pm
The number of victims of a series of powerful tremors in the Ishikawa prefecture in Japan has risen to 48, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities.
Death toll following Japan earthquake touches 20
Jan 02, 2024, at 02:40 pm
The death toll due to the powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake which hit Japan on Monday (January 1, 2023) has touched 20 as authorities are trying to reach the regions hit by tremors.
Tsunami alert issued for several regions in Russia's Far East following Japan's earthquake
Jan 01, 2024, at 11:36 pm
Several regions in Russia's Far East were on tsunami alert on Monday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the central part of Japan, generating waves as high as five metres in some areas.
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocks Japan, tsunami waves hit coastal areas
Jan 01, 2024, at 08:26 pm
An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Monday, triggering tsunami waves to hit the northern coast of central Japan.
Strong quakes jolt central Japan, major Tsunami warning issued
Jan 01, 2024, at 08:05 pm
Tokyo/UNI: A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with Tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Earthquake death toll rises to 148 in China's Gansu, Qinghai
Dec 23, 2023, at 07:43 am
Beijing: The death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China has risen to 117 in Gansu Province, bringing the total to 148 in Gansu and Qinghai provinces, local authorities said Friday.
Dec 19, 2023, at 03:21 pm
After weeks of intense earthquake activity, a volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, media reports said.
China: 111 die after magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Gansu Province
Dec 19, 2023, at 02:40 pm
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday (December 19, 2023) leaving at least 111 people dead, media reports said.
Tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
Dec 18, 2023, at 11:05 pm
Three back-to-back earthquakes of moderate intensity jolted Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Night temp dips as Gulmarg records coldest night
Dec 18, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Night temperatures plummeted at most places in the Kashmir valley, with Gulmarg recording the season's coldest night of the season at -8.0°C on Monday, officials said.
Over 7,000 Sri Lankan people affected by rainy weather this week
Dec 17, 2023, at 07:35 am
Colombo: Over 7,000 people in Sri Lanka have been affected by inclement rainy weather this week, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Saturday in its latest situation report.
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:12 pm
Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved earlier on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for a UN climate conference – but the deal still stopped short of a long-demanded call for a “phaseout” of oil, coal and gas.
COP 28 Summit in Dubai: Climate advocates demand stronger language on fossil fuels
Dec 12, 2023, at 11:16 pm
The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai Monday evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, prompting outcry from climate-vulnerable countries and civil society.
COP28 Dubai Summit: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal
Dec 11, 2023, at 03:54 am
As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world’s agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink by 2050.
COP 28: Bhutan urges world to take immediate, robust global action to tackle climate crisis
Dec 11, 2023, at 03:45 am
A top Bhutanese official has urged the world to take immediate and robust global action to address the escalating climate crisis.
Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28 Summit in Dubai
Dec 09, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by while climate change threatens their futures. They said their voices and ideas can help rescue the planet and demanded that government policymakers put the needs of the world’s nearly 2 billion children first.
COP28 Dubai Summit enters final week amid negotiations on emissions cuts and fossil fuels
Dec 08, 2023, at 11:08 pm
After a break, COP28 continues its work on Friday, also the day talks on an outcome text kick into high gear. Negotiators are aiming to agree on how to bolster emissions-cutting targets set by the Paris Agreement and what to do about the future of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal.
Uzbekistan president puts forward several vital initiatives as part of the global climate agenda
Dec 06, 2023, at 11:30 pm
Dubai: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the main plenary session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), taking place in Dubai and attended by heads of states and governments from more than 170 countries, besides heads of international organizations and financial institutions.
COP28: More than 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures
Dec 06, 2023, at 11:01 pm
With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report launched Tuesday at COP28 climate talks in Dubai lays out a pathway to cut emissions across the cooling sector worldwide.
COP28 Dubai Summit: UN says climate change surged alarmingly over the past decade
Dec 05, 2023, at 10:41 pm
The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that the UN weather chief said on Tuesday is “unequivocally driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.”
Cyclone Michaung to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh today
Dec 05, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Chennai: Severe cyclonic storm Cyclone Michaung is likely to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday(December 5, 2023), keeping the authorities in the southern state on high alert.
Tanzanian Prez cuts short her COP28 visit amid catastrophic floods
Dec 05, 2023, at 06:03 am
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is leaving the COP28 climate conference early as fatal floods and landslides occur at home, reports BBC.
3 dead as rain cripples life in Chennai amid Cyclone Michaung warning
Dec 05, 2023, at 05:32 am
Chennai/IBNS: Cyclone Michaung, currently swirling over the Bay of Bengal and heading towards the Andhra coast, has unleashed torrential rain upon Tamil Nadu and Puducherry leaving three dead in Chennai.
Dec 04, 2023, at 04:25 am
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the move from fossil fuels towards renewable energy is just, sustainable and benefits all countries.
Dec 04, 2023, at 03:08 am
Delegates at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday called for stronger and more resilient global health systems, which are indispensable to protecting populations from the negative impacts of climate change on health.
Tsunami alert issued after 7.5 magnitude jolts Philippines
Dec 03, 2023, at 04:06 am
Manila: An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 shook Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, Reuters reported citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
PM Modi participates in COP-28 Presidency’s session on 'Transforming Climate Finance'
Dec 02, 2023, at 07:35 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday participated in the COP-28 Presidency’s Session on "Transforming Climate Finance" in Dubai, UAE.
Dec 01, 2023, at 11:30 pm
Earth’s vital signs are failing and to prevent planetary crash and burn, “we need…cooperation and political will”, UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Friday, challenging world leaders gathered in Dubai for COP28 to show real global climate leadership.
COP28 talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage fund
Dec 01, 2023, at 11:17 pm
Delegates meeting in Dubai agreed Thursday on the operationalization of a fund that would help compensate vulnerable countries coping with loss and damage caused by climate change, a major breakthrough on the first day of this year’s UN climate conference.
Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action
Dec 01, 2023, at 10:21 pm
The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference which opened in Dubai on Thursday must get us out of “deep trouble”, UN chief António Guterres said.