environment

Philippines’ main Luzon island has become the worst hit region of Typhoon Noru, as millions have been left without electricity. The Typhoon also claimed the lives of five rescuers. Reportedly, electricity has been entirely cut in the provinces of Nueva, Ecija and Aurora, were around 2.5 million people reside. Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said that generators will be sent to the areas. Meanwhile, over 74,000 residents fled their homes.

Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy wins a USD 1.5-billion order from the Nigerian Government along with its consortium partner Sun Africa, for setting up solar PV power plants in Nigeria. Backed by Indian Businessman Mukesh Ambani, the huge order include to build five 961 MW solar plants, executed through Sterling & Wilson's US step-down subsidiary Sterling & Wilson Solar Solutions Inc, the Reliance Industries-controlled company… read-more

Hurricane Fiona has caused landfalls, landslides and floods in Puerto Rico, before making its way toward the Dominican Republic, informed a government official. The hurricane knocked out power in major parts of the island. The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) termed Hurricane Fiona as a Category 1 Hurricane, with wind speeds reaching 140 kmph. The NHC further stated that the hurricane caused “catastrophic flooding” on September 18. 

An earthquake of 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra on September 8, informed National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred 62 kms East-North-East of Katra at around 7:52 am. Reportedly, the earthquake had a depth 10 kms below the ground. Further details on the matter are awaited. Notably, NCS is the nodal agency of government of India that monitors earthquake activities in the country.

China issued its first ‘National Drought’ alert on August 19. This has come after 66 rivers dried up in the country’s southwest. Besides, heatwave induced mainly by forest fires poses a huge threat to the crops. To counter the current crisis situation, China has announced financial aid, cloud seeding and shutting down of certain energy-intensive industries. Meanwhile, rainfall in southern China has gone down by 60% this year.