The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
A total of 924 houses were destroyed and three people injured following heavy rains which triggered floods in Rubavu District on Saturday, provincial authorities said yesterday. The rains which started at around 6pm triggered floods from Sebeya River, with Kanama, Rugerero and Nyundo Sectors the most hit areas. At least …
NEW YORK, U.S. - In what is set to become the second winter storm to strike Northeast U.S. in a week, forecasters have warned that the next winter blast will strike Tuesday night. According to the National Weather Service, a winter storm watch remains in place for much of the …
Dodoma — CLIMATE-change induced floods causes an estimate of Us$2billion in damage yet killing hundreds every year and without a massive investment in solid waste management it is expected to get even worse. A report published by Nature Climate Change last August claims that flood damages for the globe's 136 …
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has engaged CIMA Research Foundation to generate risk profiles on flood and drought in 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The countries that will be involved in the risk assessment are Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Botswana, Zambia, …
Windhoek-Due to heavy flooding experienced in the Zambezi, many schools in the Kabbe flood-prone areas have been cut off – leaving learners and teachers exposed to harsh conditions, as they have to cross streams using dugout canoes risking their lives from crocodiles lurking under the water. Such an undertaking can …
Japan has given a grant of US$800 000 (approximately N$9.5 million) to the government of Namibia to help address the health needs of the most vulnerable citizens in the seven northern regions affected by recurrent drought and floods. The objective of the funds, funneled through the United Nations Children’s Fund …
MAPUTO (Reuters) - The southern hemisphere summer rainy season has killed 50 people in Mozambique since October, the country’s National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) said in its latest update on Thursday. This figure includes 17 people killed in the capital Maputo on Monday when a 15-metre pile of garbage …
Luanda — The heavy rains battering across the country have caused huge damages and inundated many houses due to the poor drainage systems of the cities, said on Wednesday, in Luanda, the commander of the National Civil Protection and Fire Service, Bênção Abílio. The commissioner - who was speaking to …
Major British towns and cities, including Glasgow, Wrexham, Aberdeen and Chester, could be much more severely affected by climate change than previously thought, according to new research. The study, by Newcastle University, analysed changes in flooding, droughts and heatwaves for every European city using all climate models. Looking at the …
Katima Mulilo — The water level of the Zambezi River has reached an alarming level and caused serious concerns that the region might expect heavy floods for the first time in four years. The water level of the Zambezi River stood at 4.10 metres on Monday compared to 2.30 metres …
Luanda — Three more people died from electric shock drowning, bringing the death toll from the three-day rains in Luanda to eight. On Monday, two children, aged between three and five years old, drowned in the Belo Monte neighborhood (Cacuaco Municipality), said the spokesman for provincial command of Fire-Fighter Brigade, …
Several people, including 85 school pupils, have been left stranded in Mashonaland Central province following floods that hit some areas recently after successive days of rains. The 85 pupils from Zingore Primary School in Mt Darwin, have been stuck at the school since Monday after Donga River burst its banks …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mandakini Badh Prabhavit Samiti Vs. L & T Uttaranchal Hydropower Ltd. dated 20/02/2018 regarding environmental compensation for the flood resulting in disaster on 16-17, June 2013 from L & T Uttaranchal Hydropower Ltd. while it was establishing Singoli-Bhatwari Hydro project …
Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate risks due to their agglomeration of people, buildings and infrastructure. Differences in methodology, hazards considered, and climate models used limit the utility and comparability of climate studies on individual cities. Here we assess, for the first time, future changes in flood, heat-waves (HW), and …
Impact-based forecasting and warning services aim to bridge the gap between producers and users of warning information by connecting and increasing synergies between the components of effective early warning systems. We tested qualitatively whether a warning message based on colour codes is understandable and useful to trigger risk mitigation actions …
Lilongwe — More than 2 000 people rendered homeless by floods in Malawi are living under dire conditions amid lack of basic needs. The heavy rains that have been pummeling most districts around the Southern African country have affected about 900 households. Floods have been most severe in the Salima, …
Authorities in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA), including Tanzania, have been advised to take precaution against predicted floods in some countries in the region, due to normal and above normal rainfall expected during the March-April-May (MAM) season. According to a statement issued at the end of the Forty Eighth …
A group of researchers has used satellite data from last 25 years to show the rapid rate of sea level increase and how bad it might get by the end of this century. Thanks to melting ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland, sea levels have witnessed a rise over past …
Lilongwe — TORRENTIAL rains and flooding have left more than 100 households in central Malawi. The inclement weather has hit parts of the Southern African country since Wednesday. Some 105 households have been displaced from Kalonga and Pemba in Salima District. About 30 families have been relocated to a camp …
Urban public space is extraordinarily adaptable under a pattern of relatively stable changes. However, when facing unprecedented and potentially extreme climatic changes, public spaces may not have the same adaptation capacity. In this context, planned adaptation gains strength against “business as usual”. While public spaces are among the most vulnerable …
