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
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
Surinder Sud / New Delhi April 05, 2010, 0:29 IST Climate change has begun to affect human health, leading to a rise in cases related to stomach ailments and vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue. This has been indicated in a report in the recent bulletin of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
New Delhi: It seems like an early summer in the capital with temperatures threatening to cross the dreaded 40 degree Celsius mark anytime now. After the second hottest March since 1900, April promises to be warmer still and it remains to be seen if the soaring mercury will set new records this year.
The 6.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred north of the Andaman Islands on March 30 is yet another confirmation that this particular region will continue to be source of severe earthquakes, says a leading Indian geologist.
Visakhapatnam, April 2: Mercury has shot up generating heat wave conditions in coastal Andhra Pradesh. Except for the city and Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam district, temperatures have gone up in the entire coastal Andhra during the last 24 hours with Nellore recording a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius.
Voluntary organization Save Guwahati Build Guwahati (SGBG) has made an appeal to the authorities concerned to take urgent measures like cleaning the city drains once a week, to save the Guwahatians from flash flood during the monsoon.
The Haryana government has allocated a sum of over Rs 79.28 crore for payment of relief to farmers of Bhiwani and Hisar districts whose Rabi crops-2008 were damaged due to drought.
Agartala/Aizawl, April 1: At least seven people were killed and nearly 16,000 houses destroyed as pre-monsoon rains accompanied by strong winds and hailstorms continued to create havoc in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and southern Assam, officials said here today.
3000 houses roofless, 2 hurt, bushes bear brunt Alipurduar, April 1: A hailstorm that lasted for 20 minutes last night wreaked havoc in the brew belt in Kalchini block, damaging at least 3,000 houses and rendering families homeless. Two persons, one of them five-year-old Sanjeev Rai from Dalsinghpara, were hit by hailstones. Sanjeev got two stitches on the forehead.
The Compendium of Environment Statistics released by Central Statistical Organisation. This issue has been combined for the years 2008/2009 issue and is 10th in the series with data on biodiversity, atmosphere, land, water & human settlements.
This publication, which highlights success stories and lessons learned, is aimed at a wide audience. The intent is to further raise awareness of the devastation that an environmental emergency can cause, and to promote advocacy and action in response. It also aims to highlight the strong need to integrate humanitarian and environmental action.