Rising Temperatures Could Melt...

Feb 4, 2019 by

NEW DELHI — Rising temperatures in the Himalayas, home to most of the world’s tallest mountains, will melt at least one-third of the region’s glaciers by the end of the century even if the world’s most ambitious climate change targets are met, according to a report released Monday.

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Floods in India, Bangladesh an...

Aug 30, 2017 by

[Translate] Chloe Farand   INDEPENDENT.CO.UK The Independent Online say monsoon flooding is one of the worst in region in years  At...

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DISASTER-PROOF SCHOOL DESIGN

Dec 27, 2015 by

[Translate] by Lucy Wang   INHABITAT New York-based SHoP Architects has unveiled plans to build 50 solar-powered, disaster-proof...

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SHELTERS FOR NEPAL EARTHQUAKE ...

Jul 24, 2015 by

Charles Lai and Takehiko Suzuki collaborated with AONA architecture studio and the One Village Focus Funds charity to deliver the design to a remote area of Nepal, where a team of four paid workers and 10 volunteers constructed the prototype.

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BEFORE AND AFTER: Earthquake D...

May 17, 2015 by

[Translate] by Beenish Ahmed   THINK PROGRESS A Nepalese woman examines the damage caused to Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu,...

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Terrawatch: A continental pile...

May 3, 2015 by

[Translate] Geology Terrawatch  THE GUARDIAN People cross a landslide zone after collecting relief material in Baluwa village, Gorkha...

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