In an era marked by escalating climate crises and environmental unpredictability, Disaster Diaries chronicles the lived realities of those confronting nature's fiercest wrath. This compelling documentary series journeys through India's most vulnerable frontlines - cyclone-battered coasts, flood-ravaged plains, quake-prone hills, and fire-scorched forests - to uncover the untold stories behind disasters, both natural and human-made. Each episode investigates how fragile ecosystems, infrastructure gaps, and social marginalisation compound the impact of catastrophe. Through eyewitness accounts, expert insights, and powerful storytelling, Disaster Diaries exposes the patterns of risk and resilience shaping the nation’s disaster landscape. As communities battle loss and rebuild lives, this series asks: are we truly prepared for the disasters yet to come?

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GnY Live | Series 05 | Tectonic Tensions and Forecast Frontiers

India, a nation perched precariously on one of the most active seismic belts in the world, faces a curious paradox: despite mounting geological evidence and rising urban vulnerability, public understanding and policy responses remain dangerously inadequate . In this compelling episode of Disaster Diaries, Dr. Sulagna Chattopadhyay speaks with Dr. O.P. Mishra, Director of the National Centre for Seismology, on the science of earthquakes, the complexities of prediction, and the unseen relationship between tectonic stress and climate change. From Himalayan seismic gaps to microzonation maps, the discussion traverses the deeply interconnected systems of earth science, engineering preparedness, and societal readiness.

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