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Rescuers use a sniffer dog during a search operation at the ruins of a building collapsed in Friday's earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Aid was reaching the thousands...

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Motorists ride past buildings flattened by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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An Indonesian soldier assists a woman to carry her baby as they make their way through an area affected by earthquake-triggered landslide near Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Motorists stop near an electricity pole fell down during an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Residents inspect the ruin of a building damaged by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Rescuers search for survivors among the ruin of a building damaged by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Rescuers search for survivors among the ruin of a building damaged by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Rescuers search for survivors at the ruin of a government building collapsed during an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Rescuers search for survivors at the ruin of a local government building collapsed during an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Rescuers assist a survivor pulled out from the ruin of a government building collapsed during an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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A man walks past the ruin of a government building damaged by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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People react as the body of a relative is retrieved from the ruin of a building at an area affected by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. A strong, shallow earthqua...

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Rescuers carry a body bag containing a victim of an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island just after midnig...

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Residents inspect earthquake-damaged buildings in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. A strong inland and shallow earthquake hit eastern Indonesia early Friday causing people to pani...

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In this photo taken with slow shutter speed, hot lava flows down from the crater of Mount Merapi as its activity continues since local geological authority raised the alert level o...

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The mother, left, no name given, of 12-year old Laura who was killed by falling rubble during the earthquake, reacts next to buildings damaged in an earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia...

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A man stands amidst the rubble from buildings damaged in an earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia.

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A view of buildings damaged in an earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia.

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Residents inspect damage caused by an earthquake in Sisak, Croatia.

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A resident takes a photograph of the damage caused by an earthquake in Sisak, Croatia.

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Flood-hit Assam Needs Our Attention And Assistance, Urges Sunil Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri is one of the first from the sporting fraternity to raise concerns around the floods in Assam, which have so far claimed more than 70 lives and displaced nearly 40 lakh people

Jul 17, 2020

| PTI
Earthquakes Rattle Delhi's Nerves, Experts Not Sure When The Big One Is Going To Strike

Delhi and its neighbourhood have been rocked by 10 low to moderate intensity tremors in less than two months. Some geologists are definitely alarmed.

Jun 05, 2020

| Soumitra Bose
Is Coronavirus Planet Earth's Way Of Controlling Its Own Destiny?

The Gaia Hypothesis states that planet Earth is not, as most of us presume, an inanimate interstellar body inhabited by animate life forms, but a live organism that regulates and controls its own destiny by corrective measures.

Mar 25, 2020

| Parikshat Sahni
Let’s Make Ladakh A Zone Of Peace: Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner Sonam Wangchuk

Sonam Wangchuk speaks on climate change, its effects on Ladakh, #Ilivesimply movement and how to leave the earth as a habitable planet for future generations

Feb 03, 2020

| Jayanta Oinam
26 Dead, 300 Injured As Strong Earthquake Jolts Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir

The epicentre of the earthquake was near New Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Sep 25, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Heatwave Death Toll In Bihar Rises To 101, Section 144 Imposed In Parts Of State

Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the wake of extreme weather conditions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in Gaya, Begusarai, Darbhanga, Gopalganj, Madhubani and Sitamarhi districts.

Jun 21, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
427 Tourists, Who Were Stranded In North Sikkim After Cloudburst, Evacuated

The district administration arranged vehicles for all the 427 tourists to reach the state capital Gangtok, North Sikkim Collector Raj Yadav said.

Jun 21, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Cyclone Vayu To Recurve In Gujarat, Likely To Hit Kutch Next Week

The system is very likely to move nearly westwards during the next 48 hours and recurve northeastwards thereafter.

Jun 15, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
No Threat From Cyclone Vayu, Evacuees Can Return: Vijay Rupani

The state government will pay an allowance totalling around Rs 5.5 crore to the evacuees for daily expenses over the next three days, he announced.

Jun 14, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Cyclone Vayu Turns 'Very Severe', Gujarat Begins Evacuation In Coastal Areas

The Union Home Ministry issued detailed advisories to Gujarat and the Union Territory of Diu, requesting them to take all precautionary measures to ensure that no human life is lost.

Jun 12, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau

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Storms Like Amphan Have Made A Deal With The Natural World

The Sunderbans is safe—as is the tiger. Nature has no intention to create disharmony within itself

May 29, 2020

| Rathin Banerjee
'Amphan' Diary: A Harrowing Experience But Humbling Too, Writes Actor Rituparna Sengupta

In Amphan, I have seen the biggest screenplay ever. It’s been a harrowing experience but humbling too. It’s time to accept nature’s fury and move on, writes National Award-winning Actor Rituparna Sengupta.

May 28, 2020

| Rituparna Sengupta
Cyclone Amphan Worse Than Coronavirus: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pegged the damage due to cyclone Amphan at Rs 1 lakh crore after initial estimates.

May 22, 2020

| Outlook Bureau
Generosity Of The Cyclone-Hit

Why Venkat Das of Siruli won’t leave Bhoisahi village

Jul 17, 2019

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Why This Fishing Village In Chilika Lake Is Struggling To Stay Afloat After Fani Nightmare

Inadequate compensation, fast exhausting relief material and discrepancy in assessing damage to property is making villagers in Bhoisahi in Satapada district gasping for their future

Jul 17, 2019

| Sandeep Sahu
After Fani Devastation, Little Relief For Puri As Odisha Government Struggles To Restore Power, Water Supply

Cyclone Fani continues to haunt Puri division. After enduring most of the summer without power, many villagers are bracing for the rains without a proper roof on their heads.

Jun 19, 2019

| Sandeep Sahu
All Is Not Well

People struggle for a pail of water in drought-hit areas of Vidarbha, Marathwada and Khandesh. A sluggish monsoon portends more trouble.

Jun 12, 2019

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
64 Deaths And Counting... Why Cyclone Fani Has Blown Away Naveen Patnaik's 'Zero Casualty' Hype

Cyclone Fani took Naveen Patnaik's Odisha government and the common man by surprise. A state that took pride in disaster management was found wanting as basic necessities like power, water and polythene were hard to get

May 15, 2019

| Sandeep Sahu
Hollow Heart Of Waterlessness

May 08, 2019

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
River, River Everywhere But Not Much To Drink In 'Wet' Kerala!

Kerala's groundwater has fallen by 50 centimetres in 60 per cent of the aquifiers and is increasing. Intense heat and freak climate patterns are playing havoc in God's Own Country.

May 08, 2019

| Sabin Iqbal
At The Mercy Of Rain God, Chitradurga On Lifeline Again

Karnataka's peculiar weather pattern has left Chitradurga thirsty for water. Years of failed rains have taken their toll on this district declared drought-hit by the state's disaster monitoring centre

May 08, 2019

| Ajay Sukumaran
Spoken Too Soon: Is Praise For Odisha For Tackling Cyclone Fani Misplaced?

Evacuation was successful, but Bhubaneswar and large swathes of the state continue to be without electricity and water even five days after Cyclone Fani battered Odisha. Has the Naveen Patnaik government done enough?

May 08, 2019

| Ruben Banerjee