Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Rainfall Pattern
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Global warming might change rain pattern
Kolkata, Mumbai most vulnerable due to sea level rise, says World Bank Water splashes image via Shutterstock At a time when unprecedented rain has resulted in havoc in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, the World Bank today came out with a report which states that another 2 to 4 degree celsius in the world average temperature may impact India’s rain pattern.
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Small global warming rise would have 'alarming' impact: World Bank
Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify, the World Bank said in a new report Wednesday. The
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BD to be among most affected countries in South Asia
Bangladesh will be among the most affected countries in South Asia with an expected two degree Celsius (2°C) rise in the world's average temperature in the next decades, according to a new scientific report
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Nepal will face a host of climate change challenges, says World Bank report
With an expected 2°C rise in the world’s average temperature in the next few decades, Nepal will face a host of challenges, including glacial lake outbursts, erratic monsoon, flooding and water insecurity,
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Global warming to hit Bangladesh hard: WB
Bangladesh will be among the most affected countries in South Asia by an expected 2 degree Celsius rise in the world’s average temperatures in the next decades, a new scientific report of the World Bank
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WB:Climate related shocks to impede SL’s economy, poverty reduction efforts
Sri Lanka will be among South Asian countries hard hit by climate change and this could undermine efforts to overcome poverty and increase economic growth, according to a new scientific report released
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Global Warming's six India's: an audience segmentation analysis
This new study on India by Yale University finds six distinct groups within the Indian public that respond to the issue of climate change in very different ways.
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Changes in rainfall seasonality in the tropics
Climate change has altered not only the overall magnitude of rainfall but also its seasonal distribution and interannual variability worldwide. Such changes in the rainfall regimes will be most keenly
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Climate change forecast to shrink habitat of common plants, animals
The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Sunday after studying 50,000
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Dependence of hydropower energy generation on forests in the Amazon Basin at local and regional scales
Tropical rainforest regions have large hydropower generation potential that figures prominently in many nations’ energy growth strategies. Feasibility studies of hydropower plants typically ignore the