Confrontations between India and China on the Line of Actual Control this week have left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified number dead/injured on the Chinese side. This is the the most serious confrontation that these nuclear powers have had in decades. As well as having serious implications for conflict and stability in the widerContinue reading “Military standoff at India-China border increases disaster vulnerability in Ladakh”
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Independence Day Earthquake in Assam, 1950
On 15 August 1950, communities across India were marking Independence Day – the third such commemoration since gaining independence from the British Empire in 1947. At 7:39pm, a large earthquake struck, the epicentre of which was in the Mishmi Hills of present-day Arunachal Pradesh, near Tibet. It measured 8.69 in magnitude and is the world’sContinue reading “Independence Day Earthquake in Assam, 1950”
Kashmir’s lockdown increases disaster risk
On 5 August 2019, the Government of India unilaterally reorganised Jammu and Kashmir state into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh – and revoked Article 370, which contained protected privileges for the disputed territory. Tens of thousands of soldiers have been deployed to the region, tens of thousands of tourists and workers have fled. SinceContinue reading “Kashmir’s lockdown increases disaster risk”
Dr Jessica Field 