https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/rss.xml/?type=topic&rssname=disasters&parent=environmentDisasters RSS feeds.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:42:02 GMTenhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/pet-dogs-to-the-rescue-amid-philippines-earthquake-risk/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/pet-dogs-to-the-rescue-amid-philippines-earthquake-risk/A charity in the Philippines is training pet dogs and their owners to act as disaster responders. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:19:45 GMT+0000Harvey Sapigaohttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/warming-fuels-cyclones-cloudbursts-across-asia/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/warming-fuels-cyclones-cloudbursts-across-asia/Cyclones are becoming stronger and staying longer on Southeast Asia’s coastlines. Thu, 8 Aug 2024 11:51:40 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/ai-forecasting-deployed-to-predict-nepal-landslides/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/ai-forecasting-deployed-to-predict-nepal-landslides/A landslide forecasting system uses artificial intelligence to predict impending landslide threats in Nepal. Fri, 7 Jun 2024 02:30:47 GMT+0000Neena Bhandarihttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/opinions/climate-change-widening-asias-education-gap/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/opinions/climate-change-widening-asias-education-gap/Extreme weather, triggered by climate change, is forcing repeated school closures in South and South-East Asia. Wed, 5 Jun 2024 03:46:13 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/indian-ocean-temperature-index-signals-dengue-outbreaks/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/indian-ocean-temperature-index-signals-dengue-outbreaks/Indian Ocean temperatures may predict dengue outbreaks in Asia and South America up to nine months in advance. Fri, 24 May 2024 10:47:33 GMT+0000Sahana Ghoshhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/ocean-warming-triggers-asia-heatwaves/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/ocean-warming-triggers-asia-heatwaves/Warming of the Indian Ocean is behind the current heatwave in the Indo Pacific region, say scientists. Fri, 10 May 2024 11:11:44 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/opinions/quakes-do-not-kill-people-bad-buildings-do/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/opinions/quakes-do-not-kill-people-bad-buildings-do/Infrastructure building continues unbridled in Asia Pacific’s seismically active zones, writes Ranjit Devraj. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:11:26 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/seaweed-could-survive-nuclear-war-avert-famine/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/seaweed-could-survive-nuclear-war-avert-famine/Seaweed has the potential to be a viable food source in a cataclysmic event such as nuclear war, scientists claim. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:48:49 GMT+0000Alladin Diegahttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/bangladeshi-fish-farms-need-climate-data-support/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/bangladeshi-fish-farms-need-climate-data-support/Climate induced losses in Bangladeshi aquaculture highlight the need for climate data services. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:54:40 GMT+0000Athar Parvaizhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/infants-at-higher-risk-in-flood-prone-areas-of-bangladesh/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/infants-at-higher-risk-in-flood-prone-areas-of-bangladesh/Study shows that living in flood-prone areas in Bangladesh comes with a high risk for young children. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 02:31:57 GMT+0000Claudia Caruanahttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/maldives-man-made-islands-offer-answer-to-sea-level-rise/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/maldives-man-made-islands-offer-answer-to-sea-level-rise/Building new islands and raising the height of existing ones can help fight sea-level rise, say scientists. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:02:21 GMT+0000Athar Parvaizhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/climate-change-stress-can-cause-depression-anxiety/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/climate-change-stress-can-cause-depression-anxiety/Climate-related events such as heat and humidity can cause anxiety and depression, study suggests. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:08:35 GMT+0000Claudia Caruanahttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/flood-hit-pakistan-faces-spread-of-infectious-diseases/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/flood-hit-pakistan-faces-spread-of-infectious-diseases/Diseases stalk Pakistan after floods affect 33 million people and cripple health delivery systems. Thu, 8 Sep 2022 03:21:37 GMT+0000Zofeen Ebrahimhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/scidev-net-at-large/india-awaits-dust-storms-to-fight-scorching-heat-waves/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/scidev-net-at-large/india-awaits-dust-storms-to-fight-scorching-heat-waves/Dreadful as they are, dust storms are the only answer to heatwaves scorching northern India, writes Ranjit Devraj. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:47:07 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/asias-coastal-cities-sinking-faster-than-sea-level-rise/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/asias-coastal-cities-sinking-faster-than-sea-level-rise/Several of Asia’s major coastal cities are subsiding faster than sea level-rise, says study. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 01:50:59 GMT+0000Purple Romerohttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/column/climate-crisis-is-here-lessons-not-learned/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/column/climate-crisis-is-here-lessons-not-learned/The Philippines has learned no lessons from a decade of natural disasters, says Crispin Maslog. Sat, 1 Jan 2022 08:28:08 GMT+0000Crispin Masloghttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/street-level-maps-to-help-plan-for-floods-disasters/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/street-level-maps-to-help-plan-for-floods-disasters/UN University develops tool that generates street-level maps to help disaster planning. Wed, 6 Oct 2021 03:50:02 GMT+0000Melanie Sisonhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/wildfire-pollution-linked-to-fatal-heart-respiratory-illness/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/wildfire-pollution-linked-to-fatal-heart-respiratory-illness/Fine particles generated by wildfires shown to cause excess deaths in many parts of the world. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:09:13 GMT+0000Sanjeet Bagcchihttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/himalayan-hydropower-clean-but-risky-warn-scientists/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/himalayan-hydropower-clean-but-risky-warn-scientists/The vast hydropower potential of the Himalayas is reduced by quakes, landslides and floods, scientists warn. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 03:54:42 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/interconnected-disasters-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/interconnected-disasters-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/Disasters around the globe have much in common, including their root causes, says a UN report. Wed, 8 Sep 2021 02:42:00 GMT+0000Gareth Willmer