All posts tagged "floods"
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How a massive anticyclone caused floods in Dubai and humid heat in Mumbai, on the other side of the Arabian Sea
Anticyclones don’t let other weather systems pass by and create conditions for extreme weather on their peripheries as well Mumbai and Dubai,...
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48पर्यावरणWomen, youth incur higher farm income losses due to heat stress, floods: FAO report
This happens because their capacity to react and adapt to extreme weather events is unequal Every year, agricultural income losses due to...
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35पर्यावरणWhat are Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)? Why do we need to pay attention to them?
Some of the most catastrophic floods in the Hindu Kush Himalayas have been caused by glacial lake outburst events. The last recorded...
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50पर्यावरणexpert shares 5 ways Africa’s coastal residents predict floods
Local wisdom and expertise can enhance policies and mechanisms to protect people from the effects of frequent flooding in African coastal cities...
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63पर्यावरणHow a PHC in Katigorah rebuilt itself after the 2022 Assam floods
People managing the facility have not estimated losses incurred during the floods or received additional government funds Photo: Rohini Krishnamurthy / CSE This...
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How a Katigorah school is building resilience after 2022 Assam floods
The higher secondary school in Cachar district suffered immense damage during floods more than a year ago Students of Baleswar Higher Secondary...
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DTE reconstructs what went wrong in Katigorah during 2022 Assam floods
Unique geographical settings, non-functional sluice gates of the vulnerbale revenue circle of Cachar district led to inundation Residents of Gumra Grant, 500 metres...
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Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains
Most South African cities were built a long time ago, before climate change was predicted The April 2022 floods in KwaZulu-Natal were...
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64पर्यावरणHow 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods 2023 was a year of record-breaking heat,...
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140पर्यावरण85% of costliest climate-linked disasters in 2023 were floods & storms; mostly affected poor
Recovery cost of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi was around 5.2% of its economy, highest among 20 most expensive global disasters in 2023 The aftermath...
