Earthquakes strike without warning — and knowing whether you live near a seismic hotspot could be the difference between life and death. Understanding the earthquake-prone areas near you empowers you to prepare in advance, respond wisely when the ground shakes, and protect what matters most — your home and your loved ones. Map showing epicentres of all earthquakes during 1963–95 with magnitudes of mb ≥ 4. An earthquake is a sudden and intense shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategically important waterways in the world. This narrow passage, located between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea and global shipping routes. Beneath and around these contested waters lie some of the richest oil and gas deposits on Earth — a legacy of hundreds of millions of years of tectonic activity, ancient salt formations, and vast carbonate platforms.

The year 2026 is witnessing the intensification of a Super El Niño, a phenomenon that meteorologists warn could push summer temperatures to record-breaking extremes across South Asia and beyond, triggering extreme heat waves. Unlike ordinary El Niño years, a Super El Niño can supercharge the atmosphere with excess heat, triggering prolonged heatwaves, erratic monsoons, and dangerously high humidity levels that can overwhelm the human body within hours. Climate change and global warming have...