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Melting glaciers, growing lakes and the threat of outburst floods

… on Earth so far in 2022. High in the mountains, the heat accelerated ice melt, causing glacial lake at  Shisper … on Earth so far in 2022. High in the mountains, the heat accelerated ice melt, causing glacial lake at  Shisper …
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Community-based loss and damage assessment toolkit for the tourism and agricultural sectors

…  Floods  Land slides  Storm surges  Drought*  Heat wave  Cold wave  Cyclones  Extreme Storms  Thunder and …  Floods  Land slides  Storm surges  Drought*  Heat wave  Cold wave Sudden Onset (non climate)  Volcano  …
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Sierra Leone- Rapid Damage and Loss Assessment of August 14th, 2017 – Landslides and Floods in the Western Area

… energy and momentum. Residents reported a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … 7). kamayama/Malama residents report a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … flow pushed the floodwater and residents reported a ‘tidal wave’ or ‘wall’ of material including mud, boulders and tree …
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Saint Lucia Flood Event of December 24-25, 2013, Joint Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment

… 20134 4. Tropical Storm Debbie in 1994 and the tropical wave in 1996, for example, resulted in cumu- lative damages …
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Still bearing the burden: how poor rural women in Bangladesh are paying most for climate risks

… more on adaptation 1 Other disasters include extreme heat, extreme cold, excessive rain, drought or lack of rain, …

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