Category Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters, News

Spared by Murasu, Drowned by Arnab: Inside the Twin-Cyclone Crisis Crushing East Coast Farmers

Cyclone Murasu has weakened after making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast, but its impact continues to be felt across southern India, with heavy rainfall and flash-flood warnings remaining in place. While Odisha largely escaped the latest cyclone, farmers in…

Aayushi Gour
November 5, 2026

Explainer, Natural Disasters

A Quiet Lake, a Loud Night: What Burst in Bhutan’s Gasa, and Why It Was Always on the List

A glacial lake burst in Bhutan’s Gasa on Oct 29, washing away Gasa Tshachu and putting Assam and Bengal on alert. What we know about the cause.

Manjori Borkotoky
October 30, 2026

Natural Disasters, News

Cyclone Arnab crosses the Andhra coast; rain threat now shifts inland towards north India and Nepal

Cyclone Arnab made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28 with 150 kmph gusts. Track damage, evacuations, inland rain alerts and the possible second storm.

CFC India
October 28, 2026
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Natural Disasters, Prebunk

How To Tell If A Disaster Video Is AI-Generated Or Fake: A Reader’s Guide

The debris flow reached the valley floor at about half past eight in the morning. The first misattributed video of it was online in time for lunch. That is the rhythm of a modern disaster. When flash floods and mudslides…

Manjori Borkotoky
August 31, 2026

Natural Disasters, News

No Rain, No Warning: How a Silent Mountain Collapse Triggered Nepal’s Deadly Torrent

A devastating flash flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has exposed a dangerous convergence of climate change, unstable glaciers and seismic activity in the Himalayas. What initially appeared to be a conventional flood is now being investigated as a complex chain…

Aayushi Gour
August 31, 2026

Explainer, Natural Disasters

What Is a GLOF? Nepal’s Bhotekoshi Flood Explained

Rasuwa was dry on Wednesday morning. That single detail, reported by district officials before the water arrived, is the reason the flood that tore down the Bhotekoshi at around 9 am is being read as a mountain failure rather than…

Manjori Borkotoky
August 26, 2026

Feature, Natural Disasters

Eastern Wilpattu Runs Dry as Post-Ditwah Tank Repairs Lag

In the eastern reaches of Sri Lanka’s largest national park, drinking water now arrives by truck. Wildlife officers are running bowsers into Wilpattu and pumping water into concrete ponds so that deer, elephants and smaller animals have something to drink…

CFC Sri Lanka
August 14, 2026

Natural Disasters, News

Tourist Paradise Turns Disaster Zone as Wildfires Sweep Through France’s Cap Ferret

France is battling one of its most severe wildfire emergencies of the year, with thousands of residents and tourists forced to flee the scenic Cap Ferret peninsula as fast-moving flames engulf forests and threaten coastal communities. Fueled by scorching temperatures,…

Aayushi Gour
July 27, 2026

Feature, Natural Disasters

The Mountains Keep Sending the Same Message: Why India’s Himalayan Power Corridors Keep Getting Buried

The trucks, bulldozers and tankers parked at one of Jammu and Kashmir’s most ambitious power projects were meant to move mountains. On Monday morning, the mountain moved them instead. Within minutes, a wall of water, mud and boulders swept through…

Manjori Borkotoky
July 7, 2026

Natural Disasters, News

The Wildfire Paradox: Why 2025 Was the Costliest Fire Year Ever Despite Burning Less Land

For decades, the risk of wildfires has often been measured by how much land burned. But a new international study shows the metric is getting more and more misleading. Although 2025 saw one of the lowest global burn areas since…

Vivek Saini
June 6, 2026

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