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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:12:43 GMT
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Street-level maps to help plan for floods, disasters
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UN University develops tool that generates street-level maps to help with disaster planning.
Thu, 7 Oct 2021 05:24:33 GMT+0000
Melanie Sison
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Interconnected disasters ‘the tip of the iceberg’
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Disasters around the globe have much in common, including their root causes, says a UN report.
Wed, 8 Sep 2021 02:42:00 GMT+0000
Gareth Willmer
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East Africa’s rising flood threat
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Could incorporating traditional knowledge into environmental management prevent future flooding catastrophes?
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 03:15:32 GMT+0000
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Ageing dams are ‘ticking time bombs’
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UN study draws attention to ageing dams that endanger millions of lives globally.
Mon, 8 Feb 2021 03:28:09 GMT+0000
Ranjit Devraj
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Dimming the sun ‘could cut drought risk by 90 per cent’
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Using aerosols to block the sun’s energy could reduce global warming and drought risk, a simulation study suggests.
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:49:07 GMT+0000
Laura Owings
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East Africa’s operation locust swarm
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Battle against locusts continues as new swarms expected in parts of East Africa.
Wed, 23 Sep 2020 02:13:48 GMT+0000
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Volcanoes and floods: How satellites monitor disasters
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Latin America launches into space satellites for monitoring disasters such as floods, earthquakes, fires and even heat-islands
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 01:19:21 GMT+0000
Martín De Ambrosio
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Dam disaster risk means independent reviews a must: researchers
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Having correct information and reliable data is vital to guide future management strategies of affected areas.
Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:45:05 GMT+0000
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
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East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis
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Region may need food aid as worst desert locust invasion in 70 years nears crisis point.
Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:20:49 GMT+0000
纳尔逊·曼德拉Ogema
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Climate change and conflict could fuel hunger in 2020
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Armed conflict and climate change-linked disasters could worsen hunger in 2020, says a report.
Fri, 10 Jan 2020 03:00:20 GMT+0000
Issa Sikiti da Silva
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Australian bushfire smoke drifts to South America
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Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay register airborne smoke particles as bushfires rage in Australia.
Wed, 8 Jan 2020 04:07:16 GMT+0000
Daniela Hirschfeld, Martín De Ambrosio, Pablo Correa
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Locust hordes threaten Pakistan’s prized cotton farms
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Locusts are denuding Pakistani farms and poised to spread into India.
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:19:32 GMT+0000
Zofeen Ebrahim
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Humanitarians turn sights on climate risk
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越来越多的气候变化的动力因素into humanitarian work, reports Anita Makri.
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:58:00 GMT+0000
安妮塔Makri
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People-centric tech targets disaster displacement
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As weather-related disasters force millions from their homes each year, new technologies are transforming the humanitarian response, writes Gareth Willmer.
Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:07:04 GMT+0000
Gareth Willmer
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Climate now biggest driver of migration, study finds
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Rising temperatures and weather-related disasters cause more migration than poverty and conflict, researchers say.
Wed, 8 May 2019 11:09:59 GMT+0000
Inga Vesper
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Asia on alert as highly destructive fall armyworm spreads
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Experts say the pest has spread from India to China and on to South-East Asia
Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:47:50 GMT+0000
Trudy Harris
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Arab countries caught in a cycle of war and disease
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Conflict has left the Middle East exposed to epidemics. SciDev.Net reports from countries scrambling to respond.
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 02:16:44 GMT+0000
Mohamed ELsonpaty, Adel Aldaghbashy, Zeki Al-Droubi, Toufik Bougaada
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Global warming to increase water in South Asian rivers
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New study counters earlier projections of decreasing runoff as a result of climate change.
Tue, 7 Aug 2018 04:24:15 GMT+0000
Saleem Shaikh
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In Rio de Janeiro, thousands at risk from disasters
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About 155,000 people exposed to the risk of landslides or floods in highland region of Rio de Janeiro.
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:55:31 GMT+0000
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
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Rising heat wave risk looms for Pakistan
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This year’s soaring temperatures are part of a heat wave trend that threatens crop yields as well as human health.
Fri, 8 Jun 2018 12:47:30 GMT+0000
Saleem Shaikh