Global warming will exacerbate soil droughts in Europe - droughts will last longer, affect greater areas, and have an impact on more people. If the earth warms by three degrees Celsius, extreme events - such as the drought which struck large parts of Europe in 2003 - could become the normal state in the future, according to a new study.
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Weather-related disasters such as flooding and landslides affecting the livelihoods of residents of Gicumbi District, Northern Province of Rwanda could soon be curbed following the launch of a $32.8m initiative funded by the Green Climate Fund.
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A recently published study finds that more than a quarter of the new houses in Pokhara, the second-largest city in Nepal, are being built in highly dangerous areas susceptible to multiple natural hazards, including glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and avalanches.
