50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia’s history. Wind speeds ...
Bangladesh incurred losses amounting to Tk 41,200 crore due to floods and cyclones between 2021 and 2025, Disaster Management ...
From severe storms to tornadoes, natural disaster statistics reveal that disasters are occurring more frequently and with ...
Malawi is one of the most disaster-prone countries in Africa. In the past 15 years it has experienced 16 floods, one rainfall-related landslide, five storm-related disasters, and two severe droughts.
Aid groups are beginning to respond to the devastation wrought by the cyclone that hit Mynamar three days ago. Approximately 22,500 people are believed to have been killed and another 44,000 are still ...
Floods and cyclones caused an estimated Tk 412 billion in damage across Bangladesh between 2021 and 2025, Disaster Management ...
In 2011, as Cyclone Yasi approached the Queensland coast, I sat in my home in the tropical far north of the state and worried what the future would hold. Would my family be OK? Would our home be ...
Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Sunil Watagala Determined to suppress growing public anger over the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) ...
ICA chief executive Andrew Hall tied the loss trend to physical mitigation. “The most effective way to protect communities ...
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia's history. Wind speeds ...
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