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Invitation to help us design the best capacity development services on climate change for humanitarian professionals
By RedR - United Kingdom on Mar 06, 2023 03:55 pm
We invite you to answer a survey on Aligning capacity development needs
on climate change of humanitarian and development professionals, which
will remain open for answers until March 12th.
Cyclone Gabrielle broke vital communication links when people needed them most – what happened and how do we fix it?
By Conversation Media Group, the on Mar 06, 2023 03:05 pm
Modern communication systems need two main things: power, and what
engineers call “backhaul”, the connections that link cell towers and
exchanges to the national network. When Cyclone Gabrielle struck, both
were badly compromised.
Telecommunications preparedness in Palau – from the depths of the jungle
By Emergency Telecommunications Cluster on Mar 06, 2023 03:04 pm
The Western Pacific typhoon season has the potential to impact several
island countries in the region. High velocity winds and extensive
rainfall regularly lead to flooding and landslides, severely damaging
country infrastructure.
Haiti builds national resilience towards extreme weather events
By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Mar 06, 2023 02:04 pm
As one of the three countries most affected by extreme weather events
worldwide, Haiti has been working hard to formulate an ambitious,
inclusive and systematic approach to climate adaptation.
Paleotsunami detectives hunt for ancient disasters
By Hakai Magazine on Mar 06, 2023 01:46 pm
Gigantic tsunamis have been decimating coastlines since time immemorial. We ignore these prehistoric warnings at our own peril.
Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide
By University of California Irvine News on Mar 06, 2023 01:35 pm
UC Irvine-led study found northern-latitude forest fires to be the highest source
India’s sinking holy town faces ticking ‘time bomb’ of hydropower, tourists and climate change
By Euronews on Mar 03, 2023 03:21 pm
Inside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heaped
spoonfuls of puffed rice and ghee into a crackling fire. They closed
their eyes and chanted in Sanskrit, hoping their prayers would save
their holy and sinking — town.
Crowdsourced reports can quickly identify an earthquake’s impact
By Seismological Society of America on Mar 03, 2023 01:57 pm
Within minutes, a statistical model based on a global database of public
reports of ground shaking can be used to identify an earthquake as a
high- or low-impact event, according to a new study published in The
Seismic Record.
Accounting for offbeat earthquakes could improve forecasts
By American Geophysical Union on Mar 03, 2023 01:46 pm
A new model considers the full history of earthquakes on a fault, improving forecasts of when the next will strike.
Niger’s national adaptation plan presents its path to climate resilience
By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Mar 03, 2023 01:40 pm
Recognizing that climate change is one of the key stressors of food
insecurity and poverty, the Government of Niger set forth institutional
arrangements to develop a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to ensure
resilience to climate impacts.
The earthquake in Türkiye and Syria is another reminder of why disaster and climate resilience matter
By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Mar 03, 2023 01:30 pm
Repeated disasters in recent years have reduced people’s resilience and
ability to withstand and recover from shocks. The cascading impacts from
these catastrophes have provided a much-needed wake-up call for more
disaster resilience systems.
Barbados has capacity to detect impending tsunamis
By Barbados - government on Mar 02, 2023 03:50 pm
Barbados has the capacity to detect, and receive early notice of, an
impending tsunami event to assist with the timely evacuation of coastal
areas under threat.
Cultural burns can help protect koalas: new research
By University of the Sunshine Coast on Mar 02, 2023 03:07 pm
Research into koala numbers before and after cultural burns on the
world’s second largest sand island has fuelled a push to merge
Aboriginal knowledge with cutting-edge science to mitigate the dangers
of bushfires across Australia.
Boosting seismic resilience
By Arizona State University on Mar 02, 2023 02:56 pm
ASU biogeotechnical engineers seek to limit damage from earthquakes with new method to constrain soil liquefaction.
Reassessment of Storegga event: second major landslide recognized
By GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel on Mar 02, 2023 02:55 pm
GEOMAR study suggests more frequent large submarine landslides on the Norwegian shelf
Rate of temperature–precipitation scaling in rainfall events
By American Geophysical Union on Mar 02, 2023 02:54 pm
Future extreme rain will be embedded in shorter, more convective
dominant rainfall events in the northeastern region of North America,
leading to larger rate in future temperature-precipitation scaling.
Frequent flooding in African coastal cities demand holistic recovery pathways
By United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security on Mar 02, 2023 02:52 pm
Coastal cities in Africa experience extreme flood events annually. They
substantially damaged houses, roads, communication infrastructure,
motorways, and bridges. Furthermore, communities are at a high risk of
water-borne diseases, particularly cholera.
Disaster survivors need help remaining connected with friends and families – and access to mental health care
By Conversation Media Group, the on Mar 02, 2023 02:51 pm
Survivors of disasters like these earthquakes need food, water, and
other goods. But they also need psychological first aid – that is,
immediate mental health counseling along with support that strengthens
their connections with their friends, relatives.
Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region hard – now orchardists face critical climate choices
By Conversation Media Group, the on Mar 02, 2023 02:19 pm
Hawke’s Bay, one of New Zealand’s most productive regions and the hub of
the fruit-growing sector, is among the areas worst hit by Cyclone
Gabrielle and ongoing rain.
World is set to miss UN targets for preventing deadly and costly disasters by 2030, warns International Science Council
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on Mar 01, 2023 03:51 pm
A new review of the UN’s disaster prevention framework finds more than
half of countries are still lacking fit-for-purpose risk monitoring
systems.
Community cooperation across Nepal-India border saves lives during floods
By The Third Pole on Mar 01, 2023 01:27 pm
NGOs say an early warning system helps around 64,000 people who live
along the Ratu River every year, thanks to volunteers alerting those
downstream of high river levels
Floating farms are transforming life on India’s waterways
By Climate Home News on Mar 01, 2023 01:12 pm
As the climate crisis unfolds it is pushing people into desperate, but
inventive directions. In the Sundarban region of southern India and
Bangladesh, farms are being floated on platforms, supporting
sustainability and resilience to extreme weather.
Cyclone Gabrielle: One-in-500-year flood prevention system on its way
By New Zealand Herald, the - APN Holdings NZ Limited on Mar 01, 2023 01:08 pm
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) is adopting a one-in-500-year flood
strategy for the repair and rebuild of the region’s stopbanks.
Syria after the earthquakes: What researchers can do to help
By Scientific Data (Nature) on Mar 01, 2023 12:54 pm
Equipment and expert aid are urgently needed for 4.7 million people in the country’s neglected northwest.
Scientists are flying into snowstorms to explore winter weather mysteries
By NPR on Mar 01, 2023 12:02 pm
It's been gathering the kind of information that could someday help
weather forecasters better predict whether a winter storm might cause
treacherous conditions that would require shutting down schools, closing
roads, and canceling flights.
Rising out of the rubble
By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Mar 01, 2023 11:57 am
Working with UNDP practitioners from across the globe, we were able to
identify three key aspects needed to meaningfully apply foresight tools
for risk-informed development:
Promoting Indigenous knowledge to strengthen community led adaptation
By International Centre for Climate Change and Development on Mar 01, 2023 11:44 am
Smallholder farmers in the Umzingwane district in Zimbabwe are taking up
locally-led initiatives and indigenous knowledge to adapt to
unpredictable climate patterns.
Climate
Risk Analysis - How the catastrophic floods of 2022 exacerbated
Pakistan’s fiscal vulnerabilities to climate induced disasters
By National Rural Development Program on Feb 28, 2023 04:25 pm
With COP27 in the books, Pakistan has witnessed a ray of light, a chance to turn adversity into opportunity.
How hail hazards are changing around the Mediterranean
By Eos - AGU on Feb 28, 2023 03:58 pm
A new method for studying hailstorms from space offers more consistent
and more complete views of how and where hail forms, and how climate
change might influence hail’s impacts in the future.
How loss and damage financing can help African communities with drought
By Environment Journal on Feb 28, 2023 03:52 pm
Loss and damage financing should inject some impetus in the transition
from crisis management to prevention. The use of early response tools,
that use diagnostic and predictive approaches to monitor, forecast, plan
for the impact of droughts is critical
Climate change in urban Nigeria - 4 factors that affect how residents adapt
By Conversation Media Group, the on Feb 28, 2023 03:47 pm
Climate change is a long-term shift in temperatures and weather
patterns. It’s caused by solar cycle variations and human activities
such as burning fossil fuels: coal, oil and gas.
Mapping a safer future for prisoners of climate change
By International Committee of the Red Cross on Feb 28, 2023 03:44 pm
The Philippines has one of the most overcrowded penitentiary systems in
the world. It is also one of the countries most exposed to extreme
weather events, natural disasters and the increasing impact of climate
change.
A preliminary report on the February 6, 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye
By Temblor on Feb 28, 2023 03:43 pm
On Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. local
time near Pazarcık City in south-central Türkiye. This earthquake was
followed by a second earthquake of magnitude 7.5 at 1:24 p.m. with the
epicenter in Elbistan City.
One is bad enough: Climate change raises the threat of multiple hurricanes
By Princeton University on Feb 28, 2023 02:57 pm
Getting hit with one hurricane is bad enough, but new research from
Princeton Engineering shows that back-to-back versions may become common
for many areas in coming decades.
Why El Niño doesn’t mean certain drought
By Conversation Media Group, the on Feb 28, 2023 02:38 pm
The Bureau of Meteorology released its latest climate driver update on
Tuesday, saying the current La Niña has weakened and is “likely near its
end”.
La Niña is finishing an extremely unusual three-year cycle – here’s how it affected weather around the world
By Conversation Media Group, the on Feb 28, 2023 02:24 pm
El Niño or La Niña conditions typically last for around nine months,
beginning in June, peaking in December, before dissipating by April.
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