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Turkey-Syria earthquake: the scandal of not being prepared
In response to criticism of the efforts to rescue buried survivors, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly said that it was “impossible…
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You can’t talk about disaster risk reduction without talking about inequality
The UN reports about 90% of all disasters are weather-related, and that weather and climate are major drivers of disaster…
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United Nations urges world leaders to declare a state of climate emergency
More than 70 world leaders were due to address the one-day virtual gathering aimed at building momentum for much steeper…
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Greece braces for a ‘Medicane’ — a rare Mediterranean hurricane named Ianos
Greek authorities warned the storm, named Ianos, would bring gale force winds and heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding…
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Weather shows evidence of climate change every single day since 2012
A single, torrential rainstorm one day in June. Alejandra Borunda National Geographic An unseasonably warm day in January. A cold…
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Climate crisis likely to increase violent deaths of young people – report
Rising temperatures caused by global heating are likely to increase deaths from road crashes, violence, suicides and drowning, according to…
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Disaster recovery from Australia’s fires will be a marathon, not a sprint
Five years later, I returned for a follow-up study. I found some survivors had recovered, but many were far worse…
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The bushfires are horrendous, but expect cyclones, floods and heatwaves too
But as we direct resources to coping and recovery, we should not forget other weather and climate challenges looming this…
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On 6 degrees of climate change
(CNN) – Climate change is all about degrees. John D. Sutter CNN Six degrees Celsius of warming may not sound like…
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