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Big crack in a road following an earthquake.
Last night at 11:41pm local time, the greater Melbourne region was shaken by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake – as calculated by the Seismology Research Centre – centred near Sunbury, approximately 30km north of the CBD.
Conversation Media Group, the
Catamaran resting on resting on a residential neighborhood street after Hurricane Ian
The official 2023 hurricane season forecasts were just released, and while the Atlantic may see an average storm season this year, a busier-than-normal season is forecast in the eastern Pacific, meaning heightened risks for Mexico and Hawaii.
Conversation Media Group, the
Cameroon - UN Women's Gender Road Project
In October 2022, FAO’s early warning system showed a high risk of flooding in Cameroon's Far North, activating anticipatory action including distribution of food, tools, and other essential items like sandbags to make protective dykes.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
Flash flood, Uganda, 2020
Government officials and humanitarian actors from Uganda and Kenya have concluded a three-day simulation exercise near the Mount Elgon ranges in Mbale, eastern Uganda.
Platform on Disaster Displacement
Census estimates indicate that more than 300,000 people live in areas where average summer surface temperatures are hotter than 90% of the rest of Chicago, or an estimated 5 to 10 degrees warmer than the city average.
Chicago Tribune
Farmer in drought-struck field
A new study finds that the risk of flash droughts, which can develop in the span of a few weeks, is on pace to rise in every major agriculture region around the world in the coming decades.
Conversation Media Group, the
Timorese women working
A new programme to bolster women’s resilience and leadership for sustainable, secure and thriving communities in the Solomon Islands, in the face of disasters, was launched today.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
How advocates are helping understaffed communities field complicated federal grants.
Grist Magazine