#catastrophic

Collection of catastrophic news, found 148 news.

Learning from toughness of Lombok quake victims

A string of strong earthquakes has hit the resort island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara Province since July ...

Saudi Arabia pledges fund of Rp1 billion for Lombok`s quake victims

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has pledged a humanitarian fund of Rp1 billion (US$1=Rp14,395) to help the Lombok quake ...

Lombok earthquake strengthens nation`s solidarity

Two strong earthquakes that rocked Lombok Island in West Nusa Tenggara Province on July 29 and August 5, respectively, ...

Education, health can support HRD: Academician

Education and health can support development of human resources (HRD) to welcome a demographic bonus in 2030 and ...

Health challenge in 72nd year of independence

The challenge of the health sector in the 72nd year of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia is to unite and ...

Trump, Merkel agree NATO members must pay fair share

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump underscored the importance of the NATO alliance and ...

EARTH WIRE -- TNI wary of forest and land fires in Riau province

The personnel of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) are wary of the catastrophic forest and land fires in Riau Province, as ...

Legal enforcement stepped up to combat forest fires

Riaus inhabitants have long yearned to lead a haze-free existence as they have reeled under the impacts of smoke ...

Land and sea warmest in 2015: State of the Climate report

Last year was the warmest year on record for land and sea, partly because seasonal El Nino climate patterns prevailed ...

NASA`s Juno spacecraft loops into orbit around Jupiter

NASAS Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter late Monday with a do-or-die engine burn to sling itself ...

Fijian islands still cut-off after cyclone, fear of Zika and dengue outbreaks

Fiji sent boats on Tuesday carrying desperately needed aid to remote islands and coastal villages devastated by a ...

VP Kalla dispatches PMI team to haze-affected areas

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla, who is concurrently chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), dispatched a PMI ...

Animals Also Victims of Forest Fires

The hazardous haze emanating from the ongoing forest and plantation fires has led to 10 deaths, left 503 thousand ...

Govt should identify main culprits of land fires and haze

The government needs to identify the main culprits behind the land fires and haze that have caused health problems and ...

Police names 240 people as suspects behind forest fires

Indonesian Police has named 240 people as suspects who allegedly set fire to forest and land, causing a haze disaster ...