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Displaying 135 of about 9451 resultsAn intense heatwave gripping South and South-East Asia since late March comes as no surprise to leading meteorologists who have been warning of steadily rising temperatures in the Indian Ocean.Temperatures in the Philippines and Thailand have topped 50C this month, while Bangladesh has recorded almost 30 days of heatwaves, leading to deaths from heatstr…
Every year, monsoon storms bring flash floods that sweep across Thailand's northern mountains at the border with Myanmar. As mountain streams in the Sai-Ruak River basin overflow, the fast-moving waters wash logs and rocks downstream and trigger mudslides on water-saturated hillsides. The flash flooding leads to deaths and destruction of property and li…
The high-impact weather in the second half of April underlines yet again the vulnerability of society to weather, water and climate-related hazards and the need for Early Warnings For All.The waning El Niño event, alongside a phenomenon known as the Indian Ocean Dipole, is playing a role, notably in the floods in East Africa and drought in Southern Afri…
The extreme rainfall event was associated with a low-pressure system, initially originating from mid latitude Eastern Europe, that induced violent storms, also bringing heavy rainfall to other parts of Asia. In Dubai, most of the rain fell on Monday 15th of April and exceeded all previous records of daily rainfall in the last 75 years, when r…
Record heat in the Philippines this month has forced schools to send children home for online classes, reviving memories of COVID lockdowns and raising fears that more extreme weather in the years to come could deepen educational inequalities.[...]"Some students told me they prefer going to school because the heat is worse at home," she said, adding tha…
With the vast Himalayan range prone to frequent landslides, researchers from IIT-Roorkee have claimed to have formulated a framework which can provide early warnings in the hills at least six hours in advance by studying rainfall patterns. The study was published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal recently, with researchers claiming it to be a first…
Rain has finally brought relief to Thailand, but the country is still recovering from the record-breaking heatwave that gripped Southeast Asia throughout April and early May. Three dozen districts across Thailand's 77 provinces saw record temperatures in April, with 26 provinces suffering from heat soaring over 40 degrees Celsius.Extreme temperatur…
In their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes how they used several climate models and various factors that allowed them to find patterns that might be linked to the reduction of aerosols emitted into the atmosphere by China.Over the past decade, the north Pacific has experienced multiple heat waves…
Following a record hot June, large areas of the US and Mexico, Southern Europe and China experienced extreme heat in July 2023, breaking many local high temperature records.July 2023 saw extreme heatwaves in several parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including the Southwest of the US and Mexico, Southern Europe and China. Temperatures exceeded 50C on the…
PrizesFirst Prize - $500 | Second Prize - $350 | Third Prize - $150About the competitionThe “Words of Resilience: Youth Perspectives on Urban Flood Solutions” project is undertaken to address the pressing challenge of urban flooding, a consequence of climate change, rapid urbanization, and inadequate risk reduction infrastructure.As cities continue to e…
UNDP Thailand is working to reduce inequalities among schoolchildren with and without disabilities through the Inclusive Tsunami Preparedness programme and fostering resilience in every child in the face of disasters.“Twenty years ago, people had inappropriate attitudes towards persons with disabilities,” Dr. Arunee Limmanee explains, “when my parents d…
Extreme weather and climate events, such as droughts, heat waves, and rainstorms, pose serious threats to human health, agricultural production, and energy supplies. These events often occur at the same time, and such "compound extreme events" can cause far more damage than any one single event.Climate scientists from the research group of Prof. Aihui W…
Dengue on the rise and spreading in Bangladesh, NepalHeat and longer monsoon linked to worsening outbreaksAuthorities struggle to respond but aid groups helping[...]In Bangladesh, at least 691 people have died so far in 2023, and more than 138,000 have been infected, official figures show, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic…
Natural calamities, primarily floods, of varying intensity adversely affect the standing crop leading to poor harvests. Such untoward climatic shocks invariably hit almost all blocks of Puri District in Odisha. The variety-based climate-smart intervention proved to be a potential response in the flood-prone rice areas. This can be replicated and sc…
Women across Asia and the Pacific are helping to understand, prevent and reduce the risk of disasters in what is known as the most disaster-prone region in the world. In 2023, six inspiring women have been selected as the finalists for the Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Rising Star Award2023 from more than 400 nomina…