Natural disaster
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Morocco earthquake toll rises to 2,862
Scroll Staff
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In 1970, a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal claimed 5 lakh lives – and changed the course of a nation
Rezwan Hussain, Dhaka Tribune
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Despite new technologies and programmes, lightning continues to kill thousands every year in India
Nivedita Khandekar, IndiaSpend.com
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Watch: Typhoon Phanfone causes havoc in the Philippines
Scroll Staff
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These 13 Indian cities face the greatest danger from earthquakes, says a new study
Nithya Subramanian
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Cyclone Fani: Puri district still in darkness as villagers struggle for food, shelter
Gargy Satapathy
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A week after Cyclone Fani battered Odisha, survivors reel under shortages of food, water and power
Mridula Chari
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United States: At least 23 killed, 50 injured after tornadoes strike Alabama
Scroll Staff
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United States: At least 30 killed in four states hit by Hurricane Michael
Scroll Staff
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United States: Hurricane Michael upgraded to ‘extremely dangerous’ hours before it hits Florida
Scroll Staff
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Three maps and a chart show how Kerala has flooded repeatedly this monsoon
Scroll Staff
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Hawaii: Kilauea spews more lava after 6.9-magnitude earthquake, thousands flee homes
Scroll Staff
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September 2017 Mexico City earthquake was a rare ‘bending’ kind – and it could happen again
Diego Melgar, The Conversation Xyoli Pérez-Campos, The Conversation
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‘We found disaster after disaster’: A photographer’s account of travelling along the Mekong River
The Third Pole
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China is not to blame for black Brahmaputra – but people in Arunachal and Assam face imminent danger
Chintan Sheth and Anirban Datta-Roy
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California fire damage to homes is less ‘random’ than it seems
Faith Kearns, The Conversation
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World Bank assessment shows Kerala lags in coastal cyclone risk mitigation project
Mridula Chari Anand Katakam
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Twin earthquakes expose Mexico’s deep inequality
Luis Gómez Romero, The Conversation
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In flood-hit Nepal, the government used text messages to send thousands to safety
Arun Karki
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Beyond Mumbai, two major tropical storms leave trail of destruction from Hong Kong to Houston
Andrew King, The Conversation