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    Natural disasters in India

    Natural calamities in India, many of them related to the climate of India, causes of the massive losses of life and property. Droughts, flash floods, cyclones, avalanches, landslides brought by torrential rains, and snowstorms pose the greatest threats. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslides, hurricanes etc. In order to be classified as a disaster, it will need to have a profound environmental effect and/or human loss and frequently incurs a financial loss. Other dangers include frequent summer dust storms, which usually track from north to south; they cause extensive property damage in North India and deposit large amounts of dust and dirt from arid regions. Hail is also common in parts of India, causing severe damage to standing crops such as rice and wheat and many more crops and effects many people. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Indian meteorological department has declared that water cycle will be more intense, with higher annual average rainfall as well increased drought in future years. [16] A 20% rise in monsoon over most states is also predicted. [17] A 2 °C rise in global average temperature will make Indian monsoon highly unpredictable. [18] At 4 °C an extremely wet monsoon which currently has a 1 in 100 ...
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  4. discoverwalks.com

    India has faced some very deadly disasters in its history. Natural disasters are also called the 'wrath of God'. Today man is exploiting the forests, plains, mountains, and minerals indiscriminately for his personal selfishness. As a result, natural calamities are increasing day by day. The following natural disasters are the deadliest of ...
  5. jagranjosh.com

    Learn about the deadliest and most devastating natural calamities that hit India in the past, such as floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, and cyclones. Find out the causes, affected areas, and number of deaths for each disaster.
  6. geeksforgeeks.org

    May 2, 2024Major Natural Disasters in India: India has seen numerous natural disasters, such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004), the Gujarat Earthquake (2001), and the Odisha Super Cyclone (1999). The list of the top 7 most terrible natural disasters in Indian history can be found in the article below.
  7. en.wikipedia.org

    Natural disasters in India; 0-9. 1864 Calcutta cyclone; 1888 Arabian Sea cyclone; 1888 Moradabad hailstorm; 1995 Gokyo avalanche; 1996 Amarnath Yatra tragedy; 1996 Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition to Mount Everest; 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami; 2006 Surat flood;
  8. from landslides and avalanches. A multi-hazard map of India is given in Figure 1. (a) India is one of the ten most disaster prone countries of the world. The country is prone to disasters due to a number of factors; both natural and human induced, including adverse Geo- climatic conditions, topographic features, environmental
  9. economictimes.indiatimes.com

    The floods are yet another reminder of the increasing frequency of disasters, increasingly linked to climate change and unchecked development, and India's inability to cope with them. ET Magazine takes a look at India's recent trysts with calamities and where it stands on the global map.
  10. indiatoday.in

    The glacier burst at Chamoli in Uttarakhand has once again brought to focus India's fragile ecosystem. In fact, India ranks among the top three countries in the world that bore the maximum brunt of natural disasters in recent years. Besides the United States, China and India have taken the hardest hit from natural disasters due to their massive population.

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