A massive 8.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off westernmost province of Aceh, Indonesia, today spurring fears of a tsunami in the same region where a 2004 tsunami killed more than 230,000 people and left millions homeless. Strong tremors were also felt in Thailand,…
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook north India today, March 5, 2012 that rocked buildings and sent office workers running into the streets for any possible collapse. No damage and loss of life was reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey,…
Natural disasters are an integral part of the physical and biological processes on Earth and nature recovers itself from the impacts of natural disasters through a process known as natural recovery. It is required for the continued health of our…
GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are organisms that have been injected with foreign DNA like bacteria, viruses and other animal DNA (even human!). Some are injected with “Round Up” (a pesticide). This process is called Genetic Engineering and is used to…
On 11 March 2011, it was a black Friday for Japan as it witnessed its worst environmental disaster ever in its history that is now being compared to the destruction during the time of second world war. It’s not the…
Japan had not even recovered from the devastating Earthquake cum Tsunami disaster that it is now forced to declare nuclear emergency in north-east Japan after the cooling systems in the nuclear reactors failed and one of its nuclear power reactor…
A monster Tsunami spawned by the biggest ever earthquake recorded in the history of Japan slammed the nation killing at least 10,000 people till the time I have been writing this article and sweeping away factories, houses, automobiles and everything…
Bhopal Gas Tragedy is one of the world’s worst and fatal industrial accident which happened on the night of 2-3 December, 1984 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The tragedy took place due to the uncontrolled leakage of Methyl Isocyanate known as MIC into…
Human beings have always been at the mercy of devastating natural disasters. The geographical landscapes of planet earth have changed drastically over the period of time following these natural disturbances. Every year, the intensity and impacts of natural disasters have…
Chlorine gas leakage has been reported from a container port in Sewri, Mumbai. 70 people have been evacuated from the place and hospitalized out of which 8 people are said to be in critical position. Chlorine gas is heavier than…