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Displaying 120 of about 329 resultsThis pocket-sized book aims to inform and stimulate discussion at the family and community level in regard of the human consequences of climate change. It provides information on fundamental subjects like the difference between climate and weather, how climate patterns are measured and importantly, how society is affected by climate changes in terms of…
While Eastern Europe faces severe cold spell, more people freeze to death and others are missing in the snow, reports the Herald Sun. "The situation is dramatic, the snow is up to five metres high in some areas, you can only see rooftops," said Dr Milorad Dramacanin, who participated in the helicopter evacuations in central Serbia.
In Ukraine, Prime Mi…
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) published the first special report on the risks of extreme events and disasters (SREX). Together with the Australian climate scientist Neville Nicholls, ETH-Zurich professor Sonia Seneviratne was coordinating lead author of one of the nine chapters. She talks about her work and the report in an interv…
La Universidad de la Laguna presenta este vídeo como parte de la “Campaña de ciudades resilientes. Mi ciudad se está preparando” de la UNISDR. El vídeo resume las principales amenazas a que pueden estar expuestas las ciudades, varios aspectos para la reducción del riesgo de desastres en la ciudad, la concepción de resiliencia y un r…
Over 350 thousand people are still without power following an ice storm that splintered trees and turned roads into fields of ice over the weekend. According to officials, it may take until Wednesday until the power will be restored in every effected home, reports Huffington Post.
Anthony Haines, CEO of Toronto Hydro said that "We've been cognizant of…
Extreme weather events are those events which society is unable to cope with. They are by definition rare stochastic events. Europe has experienced on unprecedented rate of extreme weather events in the last 30 years. Heat waves occurred in France, Italy, Portugal, Russian Federation, Hungary and Bulgaria between 2000 and 2003. The annual number of warm…
Johannesburg (IRIN) - In 2010, five of the most devastating disasters, measured in loss of lives, goods and infrastructure, occurred in Asia. Investing in disaster planning could go a long way to keeping the number of casualties down, experts said.
"Disasters in Asia are largely due to floods and, in the second instance, storms. I think there is an awa…
America’s PrepareAthon! is a campaign encouraging people across the nation to practice preparedness actions before a disaster or emergency strikes.
This is an opportunity for individuals, organizations and communities to prepare for specific hazards through drills, group discussions and exercises.
The campaign focuses on two National Days of Action. T…
This report examines four topics: (i) disasters in 2012, with a focus on recurring disasters; (ii) the role of regional organizations in disaster risk management; (iii) wildfires; and (iv) the important role of women in disaster risk management. It highlights the value given by governments and other actors in working together to prevent disasters and, t…
This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new scientific analysis gives a more detailed look at how the negative impacts of climate change already in motion could create devastating…
This report shows that the natural catastrophe statistics for 2012 were largely dominated by atmospheric events, with no catastrophic earthquakes. Due to a number of major weather-related catastrophes, including severe tornado outbreaks in the spring and a record drought in the US Midwest, the USA accounted for an exceptionally high proportion of natura…
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This paper quantifies the global impact of climate change from several extreme events: thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail storms, heat waves, cold spells, floods, and droughts. It links climate scenarios to the ultimate damage from each event. It takes an integrated assessment approach to valuing extreme events by: (i) d…
This study finds that 17 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset disasters worldwide in 2009, and over 42 million people in 2010. To meet this challenge, the study recommends that greater collaboration is required between those working in the fields of humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and development. I…
The purpose of this report is to provide guidance to World Bank staff involved in the implementation of hydrometeorological-related early warning systems through the modernization of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs). It considers the practical implementation of multi-hazard early warning; and how some of these best practices in…
This extreme events technical report represents one of five major components of research undertaken as part of the Climate Futures for Tasmania project. It (i) covers projected changes to the frequency, magnitude and duration of temperature and precipitation extremes across Tasmania for the 21st century; (ii) describes extreme events in the Tasmanian re…