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 …
Indonesian search and rescue teams worked on Wednesday to find victims of flash floods that killed 20 people and damaged hundreds of homes, authorities said. The floods hit the Garut area, about 200 km (125 miles) southeast of the capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday after torrential rain. "We've reported that we …
Flood destroyed no fewer than 4,070 houses and 13,147 farms in Cross River in August and September, 2016, the state Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA) said on Tuesday. The Director-General of the agency, John Inaku, gave the figures while addressing journalists in Calabar. Mr. Inaku said 46 communities in seven local …
Over 1.2Cr Hit, Nearly 6L Hectares Of Cropped Area In 12 States Damaged While heavy rains and consequent flooding of cities like Delhi, Bengaluru or Kolkata hogged headlines, this rainy season has seen devastating floods, killing 850 and affecting over 1.2 crore people spread across 112 districts in 12 states. …
Flash floods have destroyed crops in Somalia leaving nearly half the population short of food Nearly five million people in Somalia are suffering from a shortage of food due to poor rainfall, floods and displacement, the United Nations says. More than 300,000 children under the age of five are severely …
Pakistan is amongst the top ten countries on the globe experiencing frequent and intense climate change events such as floods, droughts, cyclones, heavy rains, extremely high temperatures, etc. The average global temperature has increased due to increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere for last …
Khartoum - An outbreak of water-borne disease has killed at least 19 people and sickened scores more in Sudan's rain-ravaged states of Blue Nile and Kasala, a minister said Monday. Since June, heavy rain and flooding have hit several states of Sudan, killing at least 100 people, destroying thousands of …
As well as those who have lost their homes, up to 600,000 people are estimated to need some form of support after having lost access to safe water and basic services. 19 September 2016 (Pyongyang): Humanitarian agencies in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) urgently need US$28.2 million to …
African coastal countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rely heavily on fishing and related employment, yet these livelihoods are all under threat due to declining fish stocks. Coastal erosion and shoreline habitat loss have taken a toll on poor coastal communities that are the most vulnerable to climate change …
Devastating floods in North Korea have unleashed a humanitarian crisis that may worsen sharply in the next few weeks, the United Nations World Food Programme said Friday. It said the flooding not only destroyed tens of thousands of buildings, it wiped out a harvest that was still in the ground. …
FLOODS in North Korea that have left hundreds dead or missing are the “worst disaster” to hit the country since World War II, state media said yesterday. The official KCNA news agency did not give exact numbers of those killed or unaccounted for, but a UN report said 138 people …
The heavy floods, which claimed the lives of many and which left destruction in its path last December, was the biggest disaster witnessed not only by the people of Chennai but also to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which played a key role in rescuing several hundreds of persons, …
Flooding from heavy rain in North Korea has killed 133 people in its northeast while 395 are missing, with many homes and critical infrastructure destroyed, a U.N. agency said on Monday. News of the natural disaster came as North Korea looked even more isolated from its neighbors and the wider …
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mali's Inner Niger Delta is expected to experience its highest level of flooding in 50 years in the coming months, putting lives, homes and animals at risk, an international conservation group has warned. Netherlands-based Wetlands International works with Mali's National Water Directorate to produce regular …
As many as 224 farmers — 73 in 2014, 101 in 2015 and 50 in 2016 — have committed suicide in Telangana state. ADILABAD: Farmer suicides have been rising in the last two months in the northern-most and most backward district of the state. Farmers, affected by the prolonged dry …
The year 2010 was characterized by devastating flooding in Central and Eastern Europe, including Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. This study focuses on floods that occurred during the summer of 2010 in the Prut River basin, which has a high percentage of hydrotechnical infrastructure. Strong floods occurred in …
On Aug. 10, it started raining in Louisiana and didn’t stop for seven days. In that time, as much as 30 inches of water fell from the sky — around 7.1 trillion gallons, which is three times what fell during Hurricane Katrina. Thirteen people died in the resulting flood. Rescuers …
The Himalayas look idyllic from a distance but communities living in their shadow fear flash floods India and Nepal say a lack of information from China about glacial lakes and rivers in Tibet could hamper their ability to plan for flash floods. Sources say there has been a rise in …
At least four people died in widespread flash floods caused by heavy rains which lashed Greece overnight, the country's fire brigade said on Wednesday. Three of the victims, all elderly, died at separate locations in the Messinia province, in the southern Peloponnese peninsula. A fourth was found dead later Wednesday. …
The review was set up in January 2016 to assess how United Kingdom can be better protected from future flooding and extreme weather events such as during December 2015.
A preview of things to come? Global warming and rising sea levels may be exacerbating the widespread flooding along the east coast of the US in the wake of Hurricane Hermine this week. The category 1 hurricane made landfall in Florida on Friday with wind speeds of 120 kilometres per …
