Monday, January 13, 2025

Weather & Disaster

Dhaka’s Air Quality Plunges to Hazardous Levels: Equivalent to Smoking 22 Cigarettes a Day

By S. M. Sadat Dhaka, December 10, 2024 – The air quality in Bangladesh’s capital has deteriorated to alarming levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching a staggering...

Hurricane Milton Strikes Florida, Bringing Destruction and Power Outages

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 storm. The storm hit Siesta Key with winds of 105 mph....

Sherpur Flood Claims Child’s Life, Thousands Remain Affected

In Sherpur’s Nalitabari, a child drowned while playing near floodwaters, raising the district’s death toll to nine. Although no new rainfall has occurred, floodwaters...

Florida Braces for Another Hurricane: Tropical Storm Milton Approaches

Florida faces another significant threat as Tropical Storm Milton forms in the Gulf of Mexico, poised to impact the state. Just ten days after...

Sherpur Floods: A Call for Action as Over 200 Villages are Swallowed by Water

Continuous heavy rain and flash floods have inundated over 200 villages across five upazilas in Sherpur district. Residents are facing one of the worst...

Inclusive Disaster Preparedness: A Call for Change

Natural disasters like floods, cyclones, and droughts create unequal risks across ecosystems and communities. Economic, social, and political factors determine who suffers most. While...

Nepal’s Devastating Flash Floods: Over 200 Lives Lost, Thousands Left Stranded

Nepal is grappling with one of the worst flash flooding events in recent history. Over the weekend, more than 200 people were killed in...

Hurricane Helene: A Multi-State Disaster Unfolds with Catastrophic Loss

Hurricane Helene has devastated several states, leaving nearly 100 people dead and many others missing. The storm caused severe damage, with officials describing it...

Teesta River Flood Risk Escalates—What You Need to Know!

Northern Bangladesh faces a growing flood risk as water levels in the Teesta River rapidly rise. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) reports...

Floods and Landslides Ravage Japan’s Earthquake Recovery: A Region in Crisis

Heavy rain and landslides have left six people dead and 10 others missing in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture. The region, still recovering from a devastating...

Relief from Heavy Rains, But Concerns Over New Low-Pressure System

Residents across the country have just experienced relief from heavy rains caused by a depression. However, there are growing concerns about a new low-pressure...