DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority is developing a multi-hazard early warning system to improve alert mechanisms in disaster-prone areas. This system aims to anticipate ...
Experts said the Boxing Day catastrophe in 2004 was a “huge wakeup call” that accelerated research, education and technology to better understand natural disasters and try to mitigate their impact.
Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. More than 220,000 people across a dozen countries were killed. Before 2004, the Indian Ocean had no dedicated tsunami ...