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 …
River flood risks are expected to rise as climate change intensifies the global hydrological cycle and more people live in floodplains. Changing risk may be revealed by trends in flood frequency, magnitude, or seasonality, as well as by shifts in the mechanisms that generate inundations. However, detection and attribution of …
Predicting the timings can help protect people and guide crop plantings, irrigation and hydropower generation. Climate change has shifted the timing of flooding in European rivers in the past 50 years, causing deluges earlier in the northeast and later around parts of the Mediterranean, scientists said on Thursday. Floods affect …
The government proposes to find a permanent solution to floods in the northeast and has set aside Rs 100 crore for the purpose, MoS for home Kiren Rijiju said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday . He was replying to a calling attention motion on the problem of floods. Rejecting …
AHMEDABAD: The state government announced in the assembly that some 25 villages in low-lying areas of Banaskantha will be shifted to higher ground, as these villages were ravaged by the recent floods. Revenue minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, during the debate on the floods, said that after the floods the administration was …
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - Rising rivers have flooded homes in southern Venezuela, affecting more than 15,000 people and forcing some 500 to leave their homes, according to civil protection officials. The Orinoco and Caroni have risen in recent days following a period of intense rains, leaving many homes waist-deep …
Although there will be increased yields of rice, wheat, legumes and oilseeds by 10-20% with increase in Co2 level to 550 ppm, however, productivity of most crops is likely to decrease marginally by 2020 but by 10-40% by 2100 says this report by the Standing Committee on Agriculture (2016-2017) tabled …
GUWAHATI: With his entire crop land lying ravaged in floods, Hiloram Pator, a peasant from Aambagan area in Morigaon, is considering moving to the state capital, around 58 km from his village, in search of a different livelihood. His wife Rukmini says, "The suicides by the two farmers who lost …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mandakini Badh Prabhavit Samiti Vs. L & T Uttaranchal Hydropower Ltd. dated 09/08/2017 regarding grant of environmental compensation under the provision Section 15 of the NGT Act from L & T Uttaranchal Hydropower Ltd. on the plea that the incident …
“The scheme is one of its kind and will be very useful for other hill areas in the NE region as the neighbouring states in the area share similar topographical features,” the governor said adding she had requested the prime minister to inaugurate it. Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla on Monday …
The minister said that West Midnapore, Howrah, Hooghly, East Burdwan and Bankura have been worst affected in the floods, while districts such as South and North 24 Parganas, Purulia, Nadia, Birbhum and Murshidabad were affected by heavy rain. Disaster Management Minister Javed Khan on Monday told the state Assembly that …
At least 53 people have lost their lives after parts of southeast Asia were inundated by flooding. Flash floods in northern Vietnam killed at least 26 people and washed away hundreds of homes, causing damage estimated at more than 940 billion dong (£31.7m). Fifteen people were still missing as of …
To the untrained eye, the satellite photos of north-west Ethiopia on July 10th may have seemed benign. They showed a relatively small pool of water next to an enormous building site on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile river. But the project under construction is the Grand …
CM Vijay Rupani has announced a Rs 1,500 crore relief and rehabilitation package for flood-hit Banaskantha and Patan districts. After concluding his five-day visit to the districts on Thursday, the CM said special allocation of funds would be made for Dhanera, which was the worst affected. "A district-level Independence Day …
Torrential rain last night resulted in flash flood at Gazan village, about 12 km from here, and damaged roads, houses and vehicles. The floods along with huge boulders and debris damaged one house while another one was partially damaged. It also damaged three tractors, a car and a motorcycle. The …
JAISALMER: The state disaster management and relief department has forwarded a proposal for Rs 1,550 crore as relief for the flood affected areas of the state. Disaster management & relief department principal secretary Hemant Gera said directions have been given for girdawari to assess the crop loss. He said there …
Mr Singh flagged off the tour at Durga Ghat near Prakasam Barrage on Wednesday morning. Vijayawada: “Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who is neglecting our suggestions and residing in the River Krishna’s floodplains, should at least consider the words of his yoga guru, Jaggi Vasudevan, who is supporting our …
Climate variability is shown to be an important driver of spatial and temporal changes in hydrometereological variables in Europe. However, the influence of climate variability on flood damage has received little attention. We investigated the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), and the East Atlantic pattern …
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency has said that 23 people were killed and five others missing in Gombe flood disaster between June and July. Mohammed Garba, Acting Head of Rescue and Rehabilitation of the agency made the disclosure to journalists in Gombe on Monday. He said six persons died …
Much of Asia may see 50 per cent more rainfall due to climate change, although countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan may experience a decline in rainfall by 20 to 50 per cent, says a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. …
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A strong typhoon swept across Taiwan on Sunday, injuring more than 80 people, forcing the capital to shut down essential services and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Forty people were trapped in the southern parts of the island, mainly due to floodwaters, the …
