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| In the 12/06/2022 edition:
By European Union on Dec 05, 2022 06:26 pm
Climate change drives extreme weather and climate-related events, which in turn lead to economic losses. Such events, including heat waves, floods and storms, have caused over €145 billion in economic losses in the EU over the past decade.
By United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters on Dec 05, 2022 04:45 pm
Climate-related disasters are driving increased levels of risks, vulnerability human rights abuses, disrupting livelihoods, increasing displacement, influencing the spread of diseases, worsening global public health and threatening lives overall.
By Asahi Shimbun Company, the on Dec 05, 2022 01:51 pm
Twenty men and women were bathing or relaxing in the sauna at a century-old public bathhouse here on a recent evening--until they suddenly found themselves in the pitch dark.
By Anonymous on Dec 03, 2022 10:00 am
Profiles of advocates working to reduce the risks faced by people living with disabilities, and to make disaster risk reduction, essential services and whole societies across the Asia-Pacific region more inclusive for people living with disabilities.
By Cornell University on Dec 02, 2022 12:56 pm
Earthquakes are notoriously hard to predict, and so too are the usually less-severe aftershocks that often follow a major seismic event.
By Grist Magazine on Dec 02, 2022 12:51 pm
States are struggling to budget given incomplete data
By UNDRR Bonn Office on Dec 02, 2022 11:00 am
Three UN agencies are working together to develop a new tracking system for disaster impacts following agreement at COP27 on a global loss and damage fund to provide assistance to developing nations suffering from the impact of climate change.
By New York Times, the on Dec 01, 2022 02:23 pm
Three Native American tribes will get $25 million each to retreat to higher ground. Despite a high initial cost, relocation may save money in the long run, by reducing damage from future disasters, along with the cost of rebuilding after those disasters.
By Climate Council of Australia on Dec 01, 2022 01:49 pm
2022 will be remembered as the year of the Great Deluge, when record-breaking rain and floods lashed large parts of Eastern Australia, causing untold devastation for Australians and our economy.
By International Water Management Institute on Dec 01, 2022 01:26 pm
Experts at COP27 have made apocalyptic forecasts of weather under climate change if urgent action is not taken. In South Asia the anticipated ‘climate chaos’ is already a reality for many, with extreme droughts and floods increasingly affecting the region
By World Meteorological Organization on Dec 01, 2022 01:06 pm
The unusually stubborn and protracted La Niña event is likely to last until the end of the northern hemisphere winter/southern hemisphere summer.
By Conversation Media Group, the on Dec 01, 2022 12:26 pm
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began sending up fountains of glowing rock and spilling lava from fissures as its first eruption in nearly four decades began on Nov. 27, 2022.
By Newcastle University on Dec 01, 2022 11:46 am
Satellite observations have revealed that weak seismic ground shaking can trigger powerful landslide acceleration – even several years after a significant earthquake.
By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Dec 01, 2022 11:20 am
NOAA and Microsoft have forged a formal agreement to harness Microsoft’s cloud computing tools and help advance NOAA’s mission to create a Climate-Ready Nation.
By Risk Management Solutions on Dec 01, 2022 09:48 am
October to April is the peak period for extreme weather in Australia, with higher risk of flooding, tropical cyclones, bushfires, and severe thunderstorms. The latest outlook indicates a potentially wet and windy summer for 2022-23.
By United Nations Development Programme - Bosnia and Herzegovina on Dec 01, 2022 09:32 am
A three-day disaster simulation exercise was held in Prijedor from November 28 to 30, 2022, which concluded with a demonstration of a rescue operation in realistic conditions and providing first aid.
By Conversation Media Group, the on Nov 30, 2022 04:17 pm
Australians’ well-documented affinity with the sun, surf and sand continues to fuel coastal property market growth. This growth defies rising interest rates and growing evidence of impacts of climate change on people living in vulnerable coastal locations
By Anticipation Hub on Nov 30, 2022 03:31 pm
In Lao PDR, FAO has been working with partners and government stakeholders, including the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, to develop an anticipatory action system for agricultural drought in two target provinces: Luang Prabang and Savannakhet.
By Conversation Media Group, the on Nov 30, 2022 02:33 pm
Tropical cyclones have been growing stronger worldwide over the past 30 years, and not just the big ones that you hear about.
By University of Washington on Nov 30, 2022 01:47 pm
A warming climate is causing a decline in sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, where loss of sea ice has important ecological, economic and climate impacts.
By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Nov 30, 2022 01:29 pm
It is critical that the insurance industry, the development community, and governments across the world come together even more closely to extend much-needed, affordable insurance to some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities.
By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Nov 30, 2022 01:19 pm
For the first time in 30 years of climate talks, developed countries will provide finance towards recovery and rebuilding of poorer countries stricken by climate-related disasters.
By National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Nov 30, 2022 10:50 am
This NASA study describes new results showing average sea level rise approaching the 1-foot mark for most coastlines of the contiguous U.S. by 2050. The Gulf Coast and Southeast will see the most change.
By Washington Post, the on Nov 29, 2022 02:30 pm
The architecture of UK houses — from grand iconic structures, to modest Victorian Terrace homes and modern tower blocks — suggests that the lessons learned over the centuries to deal with harsh weather may still apply to today's challenges.
By University of South Australia on Nov 29, 2022 01:53 pm
This study finds that when severe weather events occur in close succession they can have major impacts on the environment, with a greater interactive effect than that of each individual event combined.
By GSMA Mobile for Development on Nov 29, 2022 12:21 pm
NGOs, INGOs, humanitarian agencies, start-ups, SMEs and social enterprises with digital solutions that enable early action in humanitarian crises situations are invited to apply.
By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Nov 29, 2022 12:08 pm
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Environment Protection Agency with support from UNDP on 25 November 2022 formally launched the implementation of the Sinoe coastal resilience project during an inception workshop.
By World Meteorological Organization on Nov 29, 2022 11:56 am
A regional project to strengthen flood and drought management and early warnings in the Volta Basin has been selected by the Adaptation Fund portfolio monitoring mission in order to highlight implementation experience that will benefit future projects.
By World Meteorological Organization on Nov 29, 2022 11:51 am
The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources.
By Conversation Media Group, the on Nov 29, 2022 11:33 am
If you look back at the history of Atlantic hurricanes since the late 1800s, it might seem hurricane frequency is on the rise.
By Flood Resilience Portal on Nov 29, 2022 11:10 am
The Mexican Flood Resilience Project, led by the Mexican Red Cross, aims to increase preparedness and strengthen the flood resilience of communities in the state of Tabasco.
By Australian National University on Nov 29, 2022 09:14 am
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Haiti in August 2021 killing more than 2,200 people and injuring more than 12,000. A hazard is only the trigger of a disaster waiting to happen due to pre-existing vulnerabilities – so what can be done to reduce risk? |
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