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Bleak Future Feared for Asia’s Disaster-Prone Poor After UN Climate Report

Bleak Future Feared for Asia’s Disaster-Prone Poor After UN Climate Report

14 August, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At-risk communities in disaster-prone Asia are warning that they have “no hope” of coping with more climate catastrophes and some even fear…

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UN Climate Report Depicts Fast-Warming World Where ‘Nobody Is Safe’

UN Climate Report Depicts Fast-Warming World Where ‘Nobody Is Safe’

11 August, 2021

Aug 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A flagship U.N. science report on Monday showed no one is safe from the accelerating effects of climate change and there is an urgent…

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Germany Floods: Can We Tell if Extreme Weather Is Linked to Climate Change?

Germany Floods: Can We Tell if Extreme Weather Is Linked to Climate Change?

21 July, 2021

More than 100 people have died and at least 1,000 are missing following floods in Germany and Belgium that swept away buildings, cut phone communications and forced thousands to flee…

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Climate-Blind Borrowing Risks ‘Credit Crunch’ for Future Generations

Climate-Blind Borrowing Risks ‘Credit Crunch’ for Future Generations

13 April, 2021

BARCELONA, April 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As countries step up borrowing to fund COVID-19 stimulus spending, few governments are paying attention to how climate change could limit their ability…

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Pakistan Slum Dwellers Map Flood Risks to Stop Evictions

Pakistan Slum Dwellers Map Flood Risks to Stop Evictions

13 April, 2021

April 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Slum dwellers in the Pakistani city of Karachi have stopped the demolition of thousands of homes by mapping flood risks from clogged drains, offering…

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Going Under? Brazil’s Hospitals at Risk as Climate Change Brings More Floods

Going Under? Brazil’s Hospitals at Risk as Climate Change Brings More Floods

9 March, 2021

SAO PAULO, March 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Last December, when physician Victor Heitor Gomes became health director for Rafard, a municipality 150 km northwest of São Paulo, he knew…

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New Warning System in Bangladesh to Tackle Rising Landslide Risk

New Warning System in Bangladesh to Tackle Rising Landslide Risk

30 January, 2021

DHAKA, Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new system that can warn people of landslides nearly a week in advance is set to be launched in Bangladesh later this…

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Step Up Adaptation to Climate Change Now or Risk ‘Enormous Toll’, Scientists Warn

Step Up Adaptation to Climate Change Now or Risk ‘Enormous Toll’, Scientists Warn

28 January, 2021

BARCELONA, Jan 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 3,000 scientists on Friday (22 January 2021) called for a far bigger global push to protect people and nature from the…

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Storm Damage Worsens in a Warming World, Hiking Pressure to Adapt

Storm Damage Worsens in a Warming World, Hiking Pressure to Adapt

27 January, 2021

BARCELONA, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More powerful storms are battering people and economies harder, with the poor suffering the worst losses, an annual climate risk index showed, as…

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Insurance Firm Offers Mental Health Support as UK Flood Risk Surges

Insurance Firm Offers Mental Health Support as UK Flood Risk Surges

21 January, 2021

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As climate change hikes the risk of flooding in England, now being deluged by Storm Christoph, insurance firm Zurich UK has begun offering mental health…

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As Climate Risks Rise, U.S. Urged to Update Flood Maps and Building Rules

As Climate Risks Rise, U.S. Urged to Update Flood Maps and Building Rules

7 January, 2021

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As flood risks rise in the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) should update flood maps, set tougher standards for floodplain construction and prepare…

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Insurers Float Fast Flood Protection, as Britain Fails to Confront Risk

Insurers Float Fast Flood Protection, as Britain Fails to Confront Risk

25 November, 2020

LONDON, Nov 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As climate change brings more intense storms and rising seas, Britain faces rapidly growing and shifting flood threats – something few of those…

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Storm Eta Damage Pushes Small, Indigenous Farmers in Central America Into Hunger

Storm Eta Damage Pushes Small, Indigenous Farmers in Central America Into Hunger

14 November, 2020

BOGOTA, Nov 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ruben Garcia not long ago had small herds of cattle and fields bursting with crops, and now the indigenous farmer in northern Nicaragua…

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As Disaster Train Gathers Speed, Efforts Gear Up to Clear the Track

As Disaster Train Gathers Speed, Efforts Gear Up to Clear the Track

1 November, 2020

BARCELONA, Oct 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When forecasts of severe flooding on Bangladesh’s Jamuna River came through in early July, U.N. aid officials did not just wait and hope…

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Caught by Deluges and Droughts, India’s Cities Look to Become Climate Smarter

Caught by Deluges and Droughts, India’s Cities Look to Become Climate Smarter

31 October, 2020

MUMBAI, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s southern city of Hyderabad is known as a high-tech hub – but its infrastructure is looking increasingly dated in an era of…

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‘Uninhabitable Hell’: Climate Change and Disease Threaten Millions, UN Warns

‘Uninhabitable Hell’: Climate Change and Disease Threaten Millions, UN Warns

28 October, 2020

BARCELONA, Oct 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A jump in climate-related disasters this century, along with the global coronavirus pandemic, show political and business leaders are failing to stop the planet…

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