Toward a Seismic-Resilient Society: Evaluating Earthquake Risks in Kashmir
The Kashmir region is home to millions of people whose lives, livelihoods, and cultural heritage are threatened by seismic hazards....
Author is Assistant Professor in Structural Geology, Physical & Geological Sciences at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He can be reached at: [email protected]
The Kashmir region is home to millions of people whose lives, livelihoods, and cultural heritage are threatened by seismic hazards....
In areas like Anantnag, where I come from, I have observed that most residential buildings are designed and constructed by...
It is yet another wake-up call for us to prepare the ground for a major earthquake that could trigger devastation...
Investing in infrastructure projects such as new flood canals can significantly enhance the region's resilience to flood hazards. These canals...
File photo A major earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the eastern parts of Taiwan on April 2nd and caused less...
Our regions are prone to various hazards, and earthquakes are the most dangerous because of their unpredictable nature, which gives...
Over 1,000 people lost their lives in the twin quake sequence of magnitude 6.3 that struck the war-torn nation of...
The megathrust fault threatens all these countries, which means they all share the burden of the hazards associated with the...
The resignations are seen as one of the major blows to the centuries of seemingly obvious exploitation tactics of publishers,...
What kind of structures and buildings have we constructed to withstand earthquakes? They are a deck of cards that are...
The media in Kashmir, comprising a robust English and vernacular press has a particularly unenviable job to do. The problems faced by it are both universal to the conflict situations and unique to the region. Read More
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