Tag: disaster management

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Recently, heavy rainfall in parts of North India led to extensive flooding, impacting major cities such as Delhi, Gurugram, Patiala, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Urban floods have now become a widespread occurrence across the nation, affecting numerous mega and metropolitan cities in India on an almost annual basis. While climate… Continue reading Extreme rainfall events and urban floods: Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984 should have served as a powerful wake-up call to prioritize safety measures and prevent any Neurotoxic gas leak incident from happening again. However, India continues to face challenges related to neurotoxic gas leaks, as evidenced by recent events such as the toxic gas leak… Continue reading Neurotoxic gas leaks and remedies – Explained, pointwise 

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In India, heat strokes in India are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change. Recently, thirteen people have died from an apparent heatstroke while attending a government award function in an open space in Navi Mumbai. This is possibly the biggest-ever heatwave-related death toll from a single event… Continue reading Heat strokes in India: Reasons and Impacts – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In March of last year (2022), meteorologists in India issued the first heat wave warning of the year. They were anticipating an exceptionally early summer with some of India’s highest temperatures ever recorded. But, this year, India Meteorological Agency issued the year’s first heat wave advisory in February. It stated… Continue reading Winter Heatwaves – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand is witnessing an unprecedented crisis. Wide Cracks have appeared on the roads and on hundreds of residential and commercial buildings in the town. Many structures have been declared unsafe, and the residents have been asked to vacate them. The Authorities have declared Joshimath as… Continue reading Joshimath Crisis: Causes and Solutions – Explained, pointwise