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ISRO Deploys Satellites to Monitor Cyclone Fengal Which Is Moving Towards Tamil Nadu
Cyclone Fengal is approaching Tamil Nadu, and ISRO’s advanced satellite systems, including EOS-06 and INSAT-3DR, have been closely monitoring its progress since November 23, 2024. The EOS-06 Scatterometer, part of the Oceansat-3 mission, is instrumental in detecting ocean wind patterns associated with the cyclone, while INSAT-3DR offers real-time...
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Tamil Nadu To Use AI Alerts To Protect Elephants From Being Hit By Trains
To address the rising human-elephant conflicts during the migratory season, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has installed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)--triggered early warning system to alert the public about elephant movement.
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COP29 Drafts New New Climate Finance Goal: Here's What You Need to Know
At COP29, the NCQG contact group co-chairs published a draft text on the climate finance goal, marking a significant step in the conference’s main priority. Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, also called for stronger support for small island nations and emphasised climate finance. The conference also saw discussions on the integration of hea...
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Scientists Identify Seismic Trigger Before 2022 Tonga Eruption; Insight Could Improve Tsunami Warnings
A seismic wave recorded 15 minutes before the massive 2022 Tonga eruption could help scientists improve early-warning systems for remote oceanic volcanoes and mitigate tsunami risks. Researchers found that a rupture beneath the volcano’s caldera allowed seawater to mix with magma, triggering the eruption. This discovery may provide critical lead-...
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Climate Change Impact on Wayanad Landslides: Study Reveals Key Findings
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study revealed that the devastating landslides in Wayanad, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, were heavily influenced by human-induced climate change. On July 30, Wayanad received 140 mm of rainfall in a single day, marking it as the third heaviest one-day rainfall event in the district's history. The st...
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India Helping 5 Nations Develop Early Warning Systems: Weather Office
India is helping Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Mauritius develop early warning systems to reduce the loss of life and property due to extreme weather events, IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has said.
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Who Is Shanya Gill? US-based Indian-Origin Girl Who Designed Rapid Fire-Detection Device
Shanya Gill received the top award in a junior innovators challenge for designing her fire detection device.
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Early Warning System Likely At High-Risk Glacial Lakes In 2024: Official
India aims to install the first part of an early warning system at some highrisk glacial lakes in the Himalayas next year, a senior official said on Monday, as
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Sikkim Lake That Flooded Was Set For Early Warning System: Report
Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences.
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Google Rolls Out Earthquake Alerts System for Android Smartphones in India
Google has announced a new alert system for Android smartphones in India to deliver early warnings in the event of an earthquake. The Android Earthquake Alerts System utilises sensors present on Android smartphones to detect earthquakes and estimate their severity.
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"Could Have Issued Warnings": UN Says Libya Flood Deaths Were Avoidable
The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya's flood disaster could have been averted if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly.
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False Tsunami Alert Triggers Panic In Goa, Probe Ordered
A siren giving a warning about tsunami erroneously started playing from the Early Warning Dissemination System at Porvorim near here, triggering panic among the local residents, an official said on Thursday.
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World Bank Approves $108 Million Loan To Improve Assam's Disaster Preparedness
The project will help strengthen Assam's response to disasters through improved flood forecasting and accurate early warning systems, including mobile alerts.
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In Gulmarg's Mountains, Stray Dogs Are Soldiers' "Early Warning" Friends
Dogs in high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg, may be just strays for locals and the army establishment, but for soldiers, who patrol the LoC, the canines are not only their companions, but also their "early warning system".
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Early Climate Warning Systems Key To Saving Lives: Bhupender Yadav at COP27
Calling climate finance "a mirage", Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said climate adaptation in the form of early warning dissemination is key to safeguarding lives and livelihoods from natural hazards.
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ISRO Deploys Satellites to Monitor Cyclone Fengal Which Is Moving Towards Tamil Nadu
Cyclone Fengal is approaching Tamil Nadu, and ISRO’s advanced satellite systems, including EOS-06 and INSAT-3DR, have been closely monitoring its progress since November 23, 2024. The EOS-06 Scatterometer, part of the Oceansat-3 mission, is instrumental in detecting ocean wind patterns associated with the cyclone, while INSAT-3DR offers real-time...
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Tamil Nadu To Use AI Alerts To Protect Elephants From Being Hit By Trains
To address the rising human-elephant conflicts during the migratory season, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has installed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)--triggered early warning system to alert the public about elephant movement.
-
COP29 Drafts New New Climate Finance Goal: Here's What You Need to Know
At COP29, the NCQG contact group co-chairs published a draft text on the climate finance goal, marking a significant step in the conference’s main priority. Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, also called for stronger support for small island nations and emphasised climate finance. The conference also saw discussions on the integration of hea...
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Scientists Identify Seismic Trigger Before 2022 Tonga Eruption; Insight Could Improve Tsunami Warnings
A seismic wave recorded 15 minutes before the massive 2022 Tonga eruption could help scientists improve early-warning systems for remote oceanic volcanoes and mitigate tsunami risks. Researchers found that a rupture beneath the volcano’s caldera allowed seawater to mix with magma, triggering the eruption. This discovery may provide critical lead-...
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Climate Change Impact on Wayanad Landslides: Study Reveals Key Findings
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study revealed that the devastating landslides in Wayanad, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, were heavily influenced by human-induced climate change. On July 30, Wayanad received 140 mm of rainfall in a single day, marking it as the third heaviest one-day rainfall event in the district's history. The st...
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India Helping 5 Nations Develop Early Warning Systems: Weather Office
India is helping Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Mauritius develop early warning systems to reduce the loss of life and property due to extreme weather events, IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has said.
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Who Is Shanya Gill? US-based Indian-Origin Girl Who Designed Rapid Fire-Detection Device
Shanya Gill received the top award in a junior innovators challenge for designing her fire detection device.
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Early Warning System Likely At High-Risk Glacial Lakes In 2024: Official
India aims to install the first part of an early warning system at some highrisk glacial lakes in the Himalayas next year, a senior official said on Monday, as
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Sikkim Lake That Flooded Was Set For Early Warning System: Report
Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences.
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Google Rolls Out Earthquake Alerts System for Android Smartphones in India
Google has announced a new alert system for Android smartphones in India to deliver early warnings in the event of an earthquake. The Android Earthquake Alerts System utilises sensors present on Android smartphones to detect earthquakes and estimate their severity.
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"Could Have Issued Warnings": UN Says Libya Flood Deaths Were Avoidable
The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya's flood disaster could have been averted if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly.
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False Tsunami Alert Triggers Panic In Goa, Probe Ordered
A siren giving a warning about tsunami erroneously started playing from the Early Warning Dissemination System at Porvorim near here, triggering panic among the local residents, an official said on Thursday.
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World Bank Approves $108 Million Loan To Improve Assam's Disaster Preparedness
The project will help strengthen Assam's response to disasters through improved flood forecasting and accurate early warning systems, including mobile alerts.
-
In Gulmarg's Mountains, Stray Dogs Are Soldiers' "Early Warning" Friends
Dogs in high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg, may be just strays for locals and the army establishment, but for soldiers, who patrol the LoC, the canines are not only their companions, but also their "early warning system".
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Early Climate Warning Systems Key To Saving Lives: Bhupender Yadav at COP27
Calling climate finance "a mirage", Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said climate adaptation in the form of early warning dissemination is key to safeguarding lives and livelihoods from natural hazards.
