Some events can cast long shadows. The UK is still talking about the storm of 1987 (‘the worst night since the Blitz’), the winter of 1963, the storm floods of 1953, the London smog of ...

The Shillong Times first appeared as a tabloid weekly on 10th August 1945 under the editorship of Late Sudhindra Bhusan Chaudhuri. In 1958 it was converted to a Daily. Owing to financial constraints, ...

The primary difference is the ways in which tidal waves and tsunamis are formed. Tsunamis and tidal waves have a lot in ...

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Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was a biologist who came to the United States from India in 1958 to enroll in graduate school in endocrinology at the University of California whereas her father ...

World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed annually on November 5 to enhance public awareness about the devastating impacts of tsunamis and the safety measures to take during such events. Listen to Story ...

As the world marked World Tsunami Awareness Day on Wednesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the critical importance of early warning systems, particularly as recent disasters like ...

The Shillong Times first appeared as a tabloid weekly on 10th August 1945 under the editorship of Late Sudhindra Bhusan Chaudhuri. In 1958 it was converted to a Daily. Owing to financial constraints, ...

The landslide created a wave of about 200 metres (650 feet) high. A massive landslide in Greenland's Dickson Fjord in September 2023 triggered a tsunami that sent shockwaves around the world ...

The Japanese people named the tsunami using two characters: tsu, meaning "harbour," and nami, meaning "wave." The term originated in Japan over 1,000 years ago. More than one hundred years ago ...

World Tsunami Awareness Day is celebrated every year on November 5 to increase awareness about the dangers of tsunamis and encourage preparation in case a natural disaster strikes. Established by ...

Officials in western Japan have held large-scale disaster drills ahead of the UN-designated World Tsunami Awareness Day on November 5. About 2,000 people took part in the drills held at four ...