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Displaying 90 of about 329 results“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”
Popular American adage
As the switches clicked off one by one, transformers went down, and power went out. At 1:25 am on 15 February 2021, Texas’ independent energy grid, the envy of many, was shutting down in rolling blackouts to prevent total system collapse. The consequences from Winter Storms Shirley and Uri…
“I filled out a voucher form to indicate what I need to survive low temperatures. I expressed my family's need for blankets, sweaters, thermos, rice, salt, oil, lentils, and sugar. A few days later, I got a call to collect the items that I choose. This paper voucher was easy for me."
Rita, a community member from Terai shares her experience during Star…
These coloring books help kids learn more about weather safety during tornadoes, winter weather and thunderstorms.
This illustrated booklet can be used as a part of the Package Learning Materials on Environment 2 (Planet 2), or individually by adult learners in non-formal education programmes, grade 4-8 school and out-of school children, and those involved in environmental education programmes. Its objectives are to raise awareness of the importance of forests for a…
This meeting will deal with all aspects related to the effects of climate on agricultural production and on the environment.
Themes
• Climate change
• risk identification and assessment
• social impacts
• resilience
• water
• hazards (droughts, floods, heat waves, frost)
• vulnerability and adaptation
The conference is the largest in the United States devoted specifically to real-time hydrologic warning systems and how these technologies assist local officials with storm readiness, emergency response, and disaster recovery.
The private sector plays an important role in the success of any National Adaptation Plan (NAP), so recognizing how to best engage local businesses and larger stakeholders in the NAP process should be prioritized.
Ask yourself, which business should be engaged in your climate change adaptation planning processes: the smallholder farmer or the big…
Background
DRM Issues in Mongolia
Mongolia is characterized by its harsh climate, with extreme weather events that can cause significant loss of household assets and leave much of the population highly vulnerable. Both rural and urban populations are at risk, as has been demonstrated in recent years.
Rural Risks: Given the dependence of rural econom…
The disasters just kept coming in 2021, from Hurricane Ida’s destruction across Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West and damaging storms, tornadoes and floods. Nearly half the U.S. was in drought, and extreme temperature spikes disrupted power supplies just when people needed cooling or heating most.
In all, the costli…
With the record-breaking heat and drought conditions Texas is currently facing, finding a solution to the growing need for reliable power from the electric grid is at an all-time high.
Thomas Overbye, professor and O’Donnell Foundation Chair III in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University and director of the Tex…
Tajikistan is anticipating an extreme cold wave, with temperatures expected to plummet to between -17°C and -28°C. This extreme cold wave was forecast by Tajik Hydromet on 19 January 2022, with sub-zero temperatures expected from 25-29 January. Weather forecasts indicated temperatures in central northern areas of Tajikistan to reach -21°C to -28°C…
Cold waves regularly hit northern Bangladesh, occurring in January and February approximately every two years. These extreme weather events often have severe impacts, hindering the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people. For example, fog and winter rain can reduce cash crop yields, and thus the income people earn from these. Cold waves can also have…
This community science position paper considers the disaster risk associated with extreme geohazards, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, landslides, extreme temperatures, volcanic eruptions, drought and floods, and addresses the challenges of disaster risk reduction for these events. It analyses the potential effects of low-probability high-impact events…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 127, March 2015:
This issue focuses on the important theme of 'Understanding Drought in India'. India's over dependence on rainfed agriculture and the increasing variability of monsoons due to climate change underscore the importance of understanding the varied impacts of droughts in the country. Since the impacts of dr…
This map shows the worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes that occurred between 1980 and 2014, based on the data from NatCatSERVICE, and gives overviews of overall and insured losses.
With more than 25,000 entries, NatCatSERVICE is one of the leading global databases for natural catastrophes. Every year between 800 and 1,000 loss events are rec…