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Earthquake tremors felt in Java Island, Indonesia, with intensity 4.8

The Indonesian country's geophysics agency BMKG said that an earthquake of 4.8 magnitude occurred in Western Java Island on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was 2 km (1.25 mi) northeast of Sumedang in West Java province at a depth of 5 km, the agency said. At present there is no information about any loss of life or property. Earlier, severe earthquake tremors were felt in Indonesia. According to media reports, the intensity of the earthquake has been measured at 6.5 on the Richter scale. This earthquake was felt in Papua region of Indonesia. However, there is no information about any casualty. Meanwhile, the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatic and Geophysical Agency said that there is no danger of tsunami.

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Alarming Surge in Extreme Weather Events in India Faces: Challenges and Impacts in year 2023

Breaking News, Environment, Learning & Developments

Climate Vulnerability and Increasing Frequency of Extreme Weather Events India has witnessed a staggering surge in extreme weather events, with almost daily occurrences in the first nine months of 2023, leading to nearly 3,000 deaths, according to a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Published on November 29, the report highlighted that the climate-vulnerable country experienced extreme weather on 86% of days from January to September, marking a concerning "new abnormal" in a warming world. The CSE's report, titled "India 2023: An Assessment of Extreme Weather Events," revealed alarming statistics, including 2,923 reported deaths, extensive crop damage covering almost two million hectares, destruction of 80,000 homes, and the loss of over 92,000 animals. H...

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Use of Emerging Technologies like Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in Disaster Risk Reduction: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects

Breaking News, Tech, Thoughts & Talks

In the recent era of digital world, Artificial intelligence has become most popular and innovative technology, which is playing a critical role in managing disaster risk and predicting the extreme events. It has a wide range of applications from the forecasting the extreme weather events, to development of hazard maps, to the detection of events in real time basis, and integrated with spatial technology can provide the real-time situational awareness for any disaster event, and beyond. When we talk about AI let’s try to understand the AI form technology perspectives and how this can improve the disasters management practices. AI refers to emerging technologies that mimic or even outperform the human intelligence while performing certain tasks or even to automate the things. AI tools an...

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From Shaken Cadets to Lifesavers: The Haunting Memory of Latur

Breaking News, Disasters, Thoughts & Talks

The earth didn't shudder, it roared. Like a monstrous beast awakened, the ground beneath our feet at the National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla, Pune, erupted into a violent dance. September 30th, 1993, began not with reveille, but with chaos. Doors jammed, lights flickered out, and the air crackled with a raw, primal fear. The dust settled, revealing a world tilted on its axis. News trickled in, each syllable a hammer blow: Latur, Maharashtra, decimated by an earthquake, lives extinguished in the blink of an eye. The numbers climbed, a macabre symphony of loss: 30,000 souls swallowed by the earth's fury. A call went out, a plea for volunteers. It wasn't a question, it was a summons to action. We, the NDA cadets, were soldiers-in-training, but on that day, we became something else: ...