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Displaying 120 of about 633 resultsThe ongoing California drought has killed more than 100 million trees, according to a recent U.S. Forest Service estimate. Many of these, it turns out, are very old oaks – trees that are known to be drought resilient and have survived numerous droughts in the past.
So what happened to these oak trees?
Todd Dawson, a biology profess…
By Stephanie Allen
Researchers at the University of Sussex have developed a system which can accurately predict a period of drought in East Africa up to ten weeks ahead.
Satellite imagery is already used in Kenya to monitor the state of pastures and determine the health of the vegetation using a metric known as the Vegetation Condition Index. These ar…
Emerging methods that improve precipitation forecasting over weeks to months could support more informed resource management and increase lead times for responding to droughts and floods.
By Michael J. DeFlorio, F. Martin Ralph, Duane E. Waliser, Jeanine Jones, and Michael L. Anderson
California experiences the largest year-to-year swings in wintert…
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This book is one of the first attempts of systematic study that analyzes the principles of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and its applicability to the modern context. It intends to become an useful reference material for decision making, research, implementation,…
This case-bound book draws upon experiences around the world reflecting how people are using climate information to improve their lives, through climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies. In this book, over 100 authors are relating their work in weather, climate and water services at international, regional, national and local lev…
"Studies suggest higher precipitation intensity for Northern Europe and increased dry-spell length for Southern Europe. High intensity and extreme precipitation are expected to become more frequent within the next 70 years,” cites a report published by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the European national science academies The Independent. “T…
Beijing - China is poorly prepared to tackle the impact of climate change that presents a serious threat to the country, thanks to a lack of planning and public awareness, the government said on Monday.
The world's most populous country already faces challenges from weather extremes, with 2,000 people dying on average each year since the 1990s in natur…
By Amantha Perera
Colombo - Lives and livelihoods are being lost unnecessarily in Sri Lanka because local communities are ignoring disaster warnings, according to officials.
More than 70 people died in the last two months of 2014 as a result of floods and landslides while the earlier part of the year was marked by a prolonged drought, severely impact…
By UNDP Climate on Exposure
After Afghanistan, Nepal, and Pakistan, the Regional Drought Monitoring and Outlook System extends its coverage to Bangladesh.
By Mike Listman
To mitigate the food security and economic risks of South Asia’s frequent and intense droughts, scientists and policymakers from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), the International C…
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Speaking during a workshop on Disaster Risk Profiles, the Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Olipa Phiri, said the disaster warning system will enhance data sharing with stakeholders including the affected communities.
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“The risk profiles also enhance internal coordination efforts to prevent, mitigate and respond to such disaste…
Transport along Europe’s inland waterways is vital to trade. Concern about poor flow due to low rainfall, even along major river systems like the Rhine, has spurred innovation in long-term forecasting and logistics planning.
BRUSSELS, 30 September 2019 -- Not content to hope for the best, shippers who ply Europe’s inland waterways have turned to IMPREX…
Report proposes solutions to severe water and security challenges in India, Iran, Iraq, the African Sahel, Central America, and Yemen
Washington, DC (September 2, 2020)—Water insecurity is increasing worldwide. Every day there are devastating floods, droughts and water crises around the world; and water risks are increasingly driving conflict and polit…
A transformative new programme initiated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) aims to establish climate and ocean information services and multi-hazard early warning systems in Pacific Small Island Developing States, which are among the most vulnerable in the world when it comes to climate change, natural disasters and increasingly frequent or in…
When drought starts to set in somewhere in South Asia or Africa, there is no time to lose. Access to real-time information on impending drought means that governments and farmers can take timely steps to prepare and put risk management plans into action. Such access has been achieved by the pioneering South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS), a…