Climate change is putting pressure on Ethiopia’s largest city, Addis Ababa, and exposing people to disease and natural disasters.
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One village recorded 1.5 year’s rain in 18 hours.
An expert in disaster law explains the steps for securing aid, what to do if everything is lost and the deadlines to watch.
A lack of weather radar stations means Africa is being hit hard by extreme weather events.
A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.
A new report sets out the practical ways New Zealand can improve its urban resilience to flooding due to climate change. But time, rather than money, is of the essence.
An engineer who managed dams for years explains the tradeoffs operators make as they decide when to release water and how much to stay safe.
Heavier rainfall and more frequent storms raise the risk of floodwaters running over or around dams, potentially causing them to fail.
Breaching the Kakhovka Dam and reservoir had all the hallmarks of a scorched-earth strategy. Two expert observers of the Russia-Ukraine war explain this event’s destructive long-term effects.
Some were quick to point the finger at climate change when floods hit eastern Australia in February and March 2022, in the lead up to the federal election. But it’s not that simple, scientists say.
The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced the Russian military to reassess its ability to defend its territorial gains. The flooding of the Dnieper River gives the Russians a natural defense.
FEMA runs the largest managed retreat program in the country, Two disaster response experts looked at the demographics of who gets those buyouts and where they go.
Flood risks are rising, yet communities may spend millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding on systems that aren’t built to handle them.
Nigeria is expected to experience severe flooding this year. With proper planning and management its impact may not be so devastating.
Nationally, 57% of the population says they’re not prepared for a flood disaster. Surveys and disasters show that those most at risk are least prepared.
Extreme weather events are complex – and working out exactly how much damage climate change caused is a tricky task.
This year’s Sierra snowpack is looking a lot like 1983’s, and that was a year of flooding and mudslide disasters. A meteorologist explains what’s ahead.
Fairbourne on the west coast of Wales is at risk from both rising sea levels and river flooding.
Last year was great for plant growth and river flows. But Australia is still on the brink of losing a slew of plant and animal species.
The final report in the IPCC’s sixth assessment series says countries will have to cut their greenhouse gas emissions 60% in the next 12 years to keep global warming in check.
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Professor and Director of the Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University
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Professor of Sociology, Rice University
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University
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