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
Disaster Preparedness
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Deaths foretold
The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an act of God . Had the emergency plans been in place, the loss would have been considerably reduced. It is time the government focused on a village level emergency plan ,
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Help on line
A new cyclone prediction model will indicate the severity of a cyclone at least 12 hours in advance
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Space age
IT IS only when a disaster of the magnitude that struck Orissa takes place, does a country realise the need to perfect its scientific infrastructure. Space technology, for one, helps in planning
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A stitch in time
We should start investing in communities for disaster prevention
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A state in chaos
The human cost of the cyclone in Orissa is very high. So is the cost of the damage to the environment. The failure of the state machinery in handling this crisis is only going to make matters worse. At present, chaos reigns supreme in the affected areas
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Watered down
Siltation, deforestation and now the cyclone. It s bad times for Chilika, Asia s largest brackish water lake
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When the government s emergency system fails, people learn for themselves
MIHIR R BHATT, honorary director of the Disaster Mitigation Institute, Ahmedabad, spoke to <font class='UCASE'>Down To Earth </font> about the lessons unlearnt from several natural disasters that have taken place in India. The problem lies within our sys
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Tremors feared
local governments in Japan have voiced concern over their own vulnerability to quakes. Experts say that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale could strike at any time along
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Plugging the breaches
Can the people of the Sundarbans find a viable solution to the problem of flooding?
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UGANDA
Meteorologists have warned that the current drought in Uganda is likely to worsen in the coming months and called on the government to formulate a strategy to cushion the country against its