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Topic: Tsunami

Ancient Indians knew how to survive a tsunami. Dholavira is proof, says geologist Rajiv Nigam

Rajiv Nigam claimed that evidence of changes in sea level in the past are everywhere, including in the Gita, Quran, and Bible.

What we have learned in the 20 years since Boxing Day tsunami

Tsunami and earthquake data still isn’t shared widely around the world. Local authorities and experts often don’t communicate the risk to residents of flood-prone communities.

Japan earthquake survivors face rains, threat of landslides

The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on New Years Day has claimed 62 lives so far, as authorities continue rescue operations.

Risk of Tsunami in South Pacific passes after magnitude 7.7 quake hits New Caledonia

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center previously issued a caution on possibility of waves ranging up to 1 metre above the tide level across 26 locations in the South Pacific.

Through earthquakes and sea-level rise, climate change is increasing risk of tsunamis

Climate change doesn’t just affect the atmosphere and oceans, it affects the Earth’s crust as well.

Volcanic eruption on tiny Tonga shook the world: What we know about the causes and impact so far

Tonga eruption triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami, a shockwave that travelled across the globe, and record lightning strikes. But, how all this happened is still not fully known.

Tsunami, fire, floods, Covid — the IAS officer who has led fight against disasters in Tamil Nadu

Dr. J Radhakrishnan worked in Nagapattinam, one of the worst-affected by the 2004 tsunami, and was health secretary during 2015 floods. He is now fighting ‘unseen enemy’ Covid.

From Easter attacks to the uncivil war: Inaction marks Sri Lanka’s bloody history

Sri Lanka must investigate why warnings were not heeded and assure citizens that such horror will not come back.

Watch: 10 scary videos of the destruction caused by Indonesia volcano and tsunami

The eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano triggered a tsunami that caused widespread destruction in Indonesia and left over 370 people dead.

A volcano, not earthquake, triggered Indonesian tsunami that killed over 200

The volcano was too close to land to give people enough time or warning to move to higher ground. 

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Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.