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NASA and ISRO Join Forces for NISAR Satellite Launch in 2025 to Track Earth’s Changing Surface
The NISAR satellite, a joint NASA-ISRO Earth observation mission launching in 2025, will provide precise data on shifts in Earth’s surface, focusing on high-risk areas. Using advanced radar technology, the satellite aims to support natural disaster response and infrastructure monitoring by tracking subtle movements in regions prone to earthquakes...
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Search Mission Resumes In Wayanad, Survivors To Help Locate Spots
The second phase of the search for the missing persons in the Wayanad landslide disaster commenced on Sunday with the operation being carried out in six zones where the survivors will help in locating the spots.
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Papua New Guinea Prone To More Landslides, Warn Officials
Papua New Guinea authorities have warned there is a high risk of more landslides at the site of a recent deadly disaster, with government experts demanding the area be evacuated and declared a "no-go zone".
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Rajkot Game Zone Fire That Killed 27 Is Man-Made Disaster: Gujarat High Court
A special bench of the Gujarat High Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at a game zone in Rajkot which left 27 persons dead and said it was prima facie a "man-made disaster".
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Elephant's Foot Formed By Chernobyl Disaster Is The Most Dangerous Object
At the heart of Chernobyl exclusion zone is a radioactive object which has been aptly called the most dangerous object on Earth. Dubbed the Elephant's Foot, the highly dangerous mass of toxic material was formed in the aftermath of nuclear disaster.
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The Mutants Of Chernobyl: How Radiation Exposure Forced Animals To Evolve To Survive
Several animals live in the the 'Chernobyl Exclusion Zone' - a 30-mile cordon where public access is forbidden due to contamination.
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Wolves Living Near Chernobyl Plant Have Developed Cancer-Fighting Abilities: Study
The wolves in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) were exposed to 11.28 millirem of radiation daily - more than six times the legal safety limit for humans.
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Doomed Japan Plane On 3rd Earthquake Mission When Runway Disaster Hit
A Coast Guard plane was making its third emergency trip to an earthquake zone within 24 hours when it collided with a passenger jet at a very busy Haneda airport, a Coast Guard official told Reuters.
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake Toll Tops 33,000, Legal Action Against Builders
Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone & began legal action over building collapses.
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Turkey's President Faces Mounting Domestic Criticism Over Quake Response
Criticism of Turkey's earthquake response mounted on Wednesday, with the political opposition and people in the disaster zone accusing the government of a tardy and inadequate relief effort.
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Pictures Of Underwater Volcano Erupting In Vanuatu Go Viral
The department shared pictures of the eruption and a map with a 10-kilometer "risk zone" surrounding the submerged volcano.
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In Joshimath Danger Zone, Demolitions Resume After New Deal: 10 Points
Cranes brought down generator sets as disaster response teams in yellow hard hats began dismantling two multi-storey hotels deemed unsafe because of shifting soil in Uttarakhand's Joshimath on Thursday.
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Uttarakhand's Joshimath Declared Disaster-Prone Area After "Sinking", Cracks Detected
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Monday said the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand has been declared disaster-prone, with the increasing land subsidence and cracks detected.
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Russian Soldiers Drove Over Radioactive Dust In Chernobyl: Report
Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.
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Meme Museum in Hong Kong Brings Viral Posts Like 'Troll Face', 'Doge', 'Disaster Girl' Offline
Meme Museum in Hong Kong has an art display of 100 viral memes divided in seven zones themed around the likes of “Troll Face,” “Doge,” “Disaster Girl”, and “Drake”.
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NASA and ISRO Join Forces for NISAR Satellite Launch in 2025 to Track Earth’s Changing Surface
The NISAR satellite, a joint NASA-ISRO Earth observation mission launching in 2025, will provide precise data on shifts in Earth’s surface, focusing on high-risk areas. Using advanced radar technology, the satellite aims to support natural disaster response and infrastructure monitoring by tracking subtle movements in regions prone to earthquakes...
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Search Mission Resumes In Wayanad, Survivors To Help Locate Spots
The second phase of the search for the missing persons in the Wayanad landslide disaster commenced on Sunday with the operation being carried out in six zones where the survivors will help in locating the spots.
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Papua New Guinea Prone To More Landslides, Warn Officials
Papua New Guinea authorities have warned there is a high risk of more landslides at the site of a recent deadly disaster, with government experts demanding the area be evacuated and declared a "no-go zone".
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Rajkot Game Zone Fire That Killed 27 Is Man-Made Disaster: Gujarat High Court
A special bench of the Gujarat High Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at a game zone in Rajkot which left 27 persons dead and said it was prima facie a "man-made disaster".
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Elephant's Foot Formed By Chernobyl Disaster Is The Most Dangerous Object
At the heart of Chernobyl exclusion zone is a radioactive object which has been aptly called the most dangerous object on Earth. Dubbed the Elephant's Foot, the highly dangerous mass of toxic material was formed in the aftermath of nuclear disaster.
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The Mutants Of Chernobyl: How Radiation Exposure Forced Animals To Evolve To Survive
Several animals live in the the 'Chernobyl Exclusion Zone' - a 30-mile cordon where public access is forbidden due to contamination.
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Wolves Living Near Chernobyl Plant Have Developed Cancer-Fighting Abilities: Study
The wolves in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) were exposed to 11.28 millirem of radiation daily - more than six times the legal safety limit for humans.
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Doomed Japan Plane On 3rd Earthquake Mission When Runway Disaster Hit
A Coast Guard plane was making its third emergency trip to an earthquake zone within 24 hours when it collided with a passenger jet at a very busy Haneda airport, a Coast Guard official told Reuters.
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake Toll Tops 33,000, Legal Action Against Builders
Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone & began legal action over building collapses.
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Turkey's President Faces Mounting Domestic Criticism Over Quake Response
Criticism of Turkey's earthquake response mounted on Wednesday, with the political opposition and people in the disaster zone accusing the government of a tardy and inadequate relief effort.
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Pictures Of Underwater Volcano Erupting In Vanuatu Go Viral
The department shared pictures of the eruption and a map with a 10-kilometer "risk zone" surrounding the submerged volcano.
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In Joshimath Danger Zone, Demolitions Resume After New Deal: 10 Points
Cranes brought down generator sets as disaster response teams in yellow hard hats began dismantling two multi-storey hotels deemed unsafe because of shifting soil in Uttarakhand's Joshimath on Thursday.
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Uttarakhand's Joshimath Declared Disaster-Prone Area After "Sinking", Cracks Detected
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Monday said the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand has been declared disaster-prone, with the increasing land subsidence and cracks detected.
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Russian Soldiers Drove Over Radioactive Dust In Chernobyl: Report
Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.
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Meme Museum in Hong Kong Brings Viral Posts Like 'Troll Face', 'Doge', 'Disaster Girl' Offline
Meme Museum in Hong Kong has an art display of 100 viral memes divided in seven zones themed around the likes of “Troll Face,” “Doge,” “Disaster Girl”, and “Drake”.
