The global cost of disasters is growing: The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged $70–80 billion a year between 1970 and 2000, between 2001 and 2020 these annual costs grew significantly to $180–200 billion. But the real cost is far higher. Disaster costs …
Farmers of the Matale district have to suffer the consequences of the severe drought that prevailed for the last two months. About 5,000 acres of paddy lands got destroyed resulting in 10,000 families facing a pathetic situation. Farmers complain that the water levels in the tanks have fallen and natural …
Wanted: Showers Siliguri, April 3: The tea gardens in the Dooars are apprehending at least 10 per cent loss in its annual production of 160 million kg because of a drought-like situation in the region over the past six months.
Experts at a discussion here yesterday stated that massive siltation of the Padma river and its tributaries have triggered the flood tendency during the monsoon in the region. Terming the monsoon flood as the main natural calamity in the region they said many people become victim of the disaster every …
Climate change may cost California tens of billions of dollars annually in coming years as sea levels rise and hot days cause people to turn up the air conditioning, a draft report from the state said on Wednesday. Thirsty cities may be able to buy water from farmers and high-altitude …
Small island states have sharpened their calls for the rich to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, saying low-lying atolls risk being washed off the map by rising ocean levels. An alliance of 43 island states, backed by more than a dozen nations in Africa and Latin America, urged …
Bangladesh on Wednesday called for the creation of a rapid deployment fund to combat sudden climatic shocks across the globe. The Bangladesh delegation leader and Department of Environment director general Md Nojibur Rahman, making a statement at the opening plenary of the two-week UN Climate Talks here said, the existence …
Water deep below ground has safely trapped carbon dioxide for millions of years and may one day help absorb emissions of the greenhouse gas to help slow climate change, researchers said Wednesday. The finding shows that such carbon capture and storage is possible provided scientists find an area where the …
Some of the most iconic images of the Great Depression come from the parched states of the American prairie, where arid land forced farm families to flee in search of jobs and sustenance. Their plight gave rise to LENS Woody Guthrie's L Dust Bowl ballads and John Steinbeck's "Grapes of …
As the world tries to forge a new treaty to slow global warming, care must be taken not to spark trade conflicts between rich and developing countries, a key U.S. lawmaker said on Thursday. "We clearly we do not want to trigger a trade war," Ed Markey, a Democrat who …
A proposed U.N. study of climate extremes will be a practical guide for tackling natural disasters and fill a gap in past reports focused on the gradual effects of global warming, experts said. Floods, mudslides, droughts, heatwaves or storms are often the main causes of destruction and human suffering tied …
Global warming is more than a third to blame for a major drop in rainfall that includes a decade-long drought in Australia and a lengthy dry spell in the United States, a scientist said on Wednesday. Peter Baines of Melbourne University in Australia analyzed global rainfall observations, sea surface temperature …
People of several suburban areas of Karachi are dependent for their water needs on rainwater which refills their wells and ponds, but the areas have received no rain over the past some years. The drought has left 20 per cent of the wells at their lowest level, while water of …
The Federal Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi said that Pakistan is facing a number of environmental challenges due to accelerated economic and demographic changes. Unsustainable rate of population growth, dependency on natural resources and lack of awareness is gradually leading to over-exploitation and ultimately environmental degradation. The country …
Guwahati: Elaborate preparations are on for a 'divine marriage', believed to be the only solution to the unprecedented drought being faced by Assam, complete with a priest, shamianas, big feast and drums. The only irony is that the bride and bridegroom are a pair of male and female frogs. This …
