On January 15, an undersea volcano about 40 miles north of Tonga’s main island suddenly erupted. It spewed ash, gas and steam over 12 miles into the air, creating a cloud of sulfur dioxide over the region. The eruption sent particles drifting across the island
Weather events, associated with rapidly changing climate have brought misery to millions around the world in 2021. Even though the doom is staring us right in the face, we choose to turn a blind eye and go about on our path of destruction with a
On December 4, 2021, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java erupted, covering several villages with hot spewing ash. The sudden Indonesia volcanic eruption was followed by a thunderstorm that spread lava and blazing debris across a wide region, burying entire
Since it erupted on September 19, the active volcano on the Cumbre Vieja mountain range has been spewing lava and smoke hundreds of meters into the air. Nine days after the volcanic eruption on La Palma, the first lava stream entered the ocean, leading to
Water disasters have been a foe of life on the land and they have been on the rise for a few decades, hitting more frequently and intensely. In an estimate by the UN, water disasters will affect around 50 percent of the world’s population living
The snow atop Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro is a natural wonder and has been an inspiration for many literary and cinematic creations over the years. However, Mount Kilimanjaro can lose its glaciers within the next 20 years, as a report has revealed. The report warned that
At least 27 people have lost their lives in landslides and floods that were triggered by heavy rains in South India. Rescue teams have been scouring muddy debris for survivors while the military has been supplying emergency supplies. The rains began to intensify over the
The volcano on Spain’s La Palma Island is still erupting new lava streams with no signs of stopping. Satellites have captured shocking images of the intensifying volcanic eruption on the island as new streams of lava spew out over the weekend, destroying over 1,100 buildings.
After making landfall on Sunday night near Kalingapatnam, Cyclone Gulab progressed inland and deteriorated rapidly into a deep depression over Telangana and moving over the Vidarbha region. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that another cyclone may form over the Arabian Sea after Cyclone
The Himalayan Region is an extremely fragile ecosystem that has borne the brunt of many extreme natural disaster in the past decade, especially in India. The crumbly Himalayan valleys of Uttarakhand has witnessed massive landslides, cloud bursts and more ecological disasters, most of them triggered
