Natural Disaster
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Syria’s earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse
The United Nations estimates that millions of people on both sides of the border have been affected, including 9 million in…
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One-third of Pakistan underwater as 500,000 flee to camps after floods
The rains which have wracked Pakistan since mid-June stopped this week, and floods in some areas are receding. ABC News…
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South Asia’s record-breaking weather set to worsen as climate change brings more dangerous monsoon seasons
Last month, as one side of India’s north faced a heatwave with the hottest temperatures on record, Shatadeepa’s hometown in…
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Indigenous peoples across the globe are uniquely equipped to deal with the climate crisis – so why are we being left out of these conversations?
First Nations people will be disproportionately affected and are already experiencing existential threats from climate change. Authors The Conversation The unfolding disaster…
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Aid arrives in Haiti, a week after quake
International aid is finally beginning to pour into Haiti nearly a week since a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake. SBS News Bridge…
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Volcano erupts in Iceland near capital following weeks of seismic activity
The Fagradals Mountain volcano was dormant for 6,000 years, and the Reykjanes Peninsula hadn’t seen an eruption of any volcano…
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Perth bushfire: Number of homes lost rises to 86 as fatigued firefighters wait for rain
Firefighters are hoping for weekend rain with the number of homes destroyed by a devastating bushfire in the Perth Hills…
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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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Deforestation destroyed more than two football fields of Brazil’s Amazon a minute last year
Deforestation destroyed the equivalent of more than two football pitches each minute in the Brazilian Amazon in 2020, another devastating…
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‘Wilfully destructive’: Natural disasters nearly double under climate change, UN says
Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, the United…
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Rapid Arctic meltdown in Siberia alarms scientists
“It just felt like you couldn’t breathe at all,” said Deyev, 32, who lives in Irkutsk, a Siberian region along…
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The Great Lakes depend on ice.
The region comes alive during winter. Alejundra Borunda National Geographic But both culture and the economy suffer when the cold…
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Coronavirus lockdown in Croatia’s capital of Zagreb hampered by magnitude-5.3 earthquake
A 15-year-old was reported to be in critical condition and several others were injured, news outlets reported. ABC News The…
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Call for Indigenous burning program used on remote cattle station to be adopted elsewhere
The Southern Gulf Natural Resource Management Group (NRM) started the program to conserve the endangered Carpentarian grasswren, which lives in…
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Last summer’s fish carnage sparked public outrage.
As this summer draws to a close, it marks just over a year since successive fish death events at Menindee…
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Polar bears are getting thinner and having fewer cubs.
The impact of the climate crisis is becoming more and more obvious to humans and their animal neighbors. Scottie Andrew…
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