Update: Cyclone Amphan Floods Areas of India and Bangladesh, Killing Dozens of People May 21, 2020 By Pradipta Mukherjee, Arun Devnath and Pratik Parija The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades wrecked havoc along India’s east coast and in...
India, Bangladesh Prepare for Biggest Cyclone in 20 Years with Evacuation of Thousands May 19, 2020 By Pratik Parija The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in about two decades may likely weaken as it hits coasts...
Cyclone Amphan Intensifies, Threatening India, Bangladesh with Dangerous Storm Surge May 18, 2020 Tropical Cyclone Amphan has intensified into the equivalent of a Category 5 storm as it tracks toward India and Bangladesh...
Typhoon Vongfong Tests Philippines’ Ability to Protect Evacuees from Coronavirus May 15, 2020 By Andreo Calonzo Typhoon Vongfong forced more than 150,000 people in the Philippines to leave their homes, risking coronavirus infection as they move...
Typhoon Vongfong Hits the Philippines with Evacuations Expected May 14, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Typhoon Vongfong, the Northern Hemisphere’s first named storm [of 2020], is rapidly intensifying east of the Philippines, where it could...
India Releases Safety Guidelines on Restarting Factories After LG Chem Gas Leak May 11, 2020 By Divya Patil India has released safety guidelines for restarting manufacturing industries as it partially eases the world’s most expansive pandemic lockdown and...
April’s Killer Tornadoes Cost Insurers Billions in Claims: Aon Report May 8, 2020 Extensive severe weather events in the United States during April cost insurers billions of dollars, according to the latest edition...
Gas Leak at LG Chem Plant in India Kills at Least 7, Forcing Evacuation of Thousands May 7, 2020 By Archana Chaudhary An overnight gas leak at an LG Chem Ltd. polymer plant in southern India has killed at least seven people...
Floods Hit Canada’s Oil Sands Hub in Fort McMurray, Forcing Some Evacuations April 28, 2020 Floods have forced mandatory evacuations in parts of Fort McMurray, the hub for Canada’s oil sands industry, even as the...
Earthquake Hits Croatia, a Month After Another Tremor Causes Damages of $6B April 23, 2020 By Jasmina Kuzmanovic An earthquake rattled Croatia’s capital, a month after a stronger tremor left Zagreb in need of $6 billion for renovation,...