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In an upcoming meeting, Queensland will appeal to the federal government to open up its natural disaster assistance payments to industries impacted by COVID19.
Researchers use supercomputer to predict potential breeding areas of locust, as the worst locust outbreak in Kenya -----
Extreme heat has caused more deaths in Australia than all other natural disasters together. Traditional communities in Northern Territory outback struggle in the heat.
New data to show steep fall in Chinese factory output as quarantine efforts disrupt supply chains, while the outbreak in Italy ramps up fears in the eurozone .
More investment in flood defences and improved planning are urgently needed in the UK. The number of extreme wet days will continue to rise in the coming decades.
Burning moorland is likely to exacerbate floods downstream. Restoring peat bogs, allowing vegetation to recover, and blocking erosion gullies will help hold back water.
Leaked report from JP Morgan, the world’s largest fossil fuel financer, warns that the climate crisis threatens humanity’s survival, and that climate policy must change.
Thinktank suggests 70,000 new builds in high flood-risk areas of the UK are not covered by a government-backed insurance scheme, leading to crippling financial costs.
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