CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Oct 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Grocer Aziz Ullah took in his brother’s three children after he was killed by devastating flash floods in late August which also…
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a small village in northern Afghanistan, nestled in barren mountains and cut off from main roads, Arsam points to what is…
BUDALANGI, Kenya, Aug 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women dashed around open kitchens dotted across the playground of Bubango Primary School, preparing to feed the hundreds of children who now…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Existing stands of mangroves may not survive beyond 2050 if sea level rise continues at current rates, scientists warned on Friday, urging…
ISLAMABAD, June 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Late last month, residents of the tiny village of Hassanabad, in Pakistan’s mountainous Hunza District, noticed floodwaters quickly rising in the stream that…
LONDON, April 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Asia faces surging threats from coastal and river flooding as climate change brings more intense rainfall and rising seas – but investing now…
Countries from India to the Philippines, already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, are likely to also battle weather-related crises, from heat waves to cyclones, in coming months, disaster experts warned…
Many coastal areas of the United States could see floods that now happen about twice a century occur almost daily by the turn of the century, as ocean levels rise…
HAMMAMET, Tunisia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The trunks of two palm trees lie flat on the white sand outside the Sultan Hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia, a stark sign of the…
BINGA, Zimbabwe, March 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Anyone driving through Binga, in western Zimbabwe, is greeted by a vision of the past dotted along the tarred road: thatched homes…
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Major Asian cities, including Tokyo, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai, are most at risk from rising sea levels, researchers warned…
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Albert Sabawe, 25, is waiting to eat lunch, resting against the wall of his flimsy wooden home in a small village in…
BANGKOK, Jan 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 200 Jakarta residents have filed a lawsuit against the governor of Indonesia’s capital as they seek to hold authorities responsible over…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indonesia’s flood-hit capital Jakarta must protect and plant trees, stop extracting so much groundwater, and develop long-term plans together with surrounding towns…
Growing damage to the historic city could imperil its status, UNESCO warns, as a flood protection system remains delayed. By Anna Scholz-Carlson for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. LONDON, Nov 21…
NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The U.S. government’s oceans and waterways agency will provide $30 million to improve coastal resilience, officials said, aiming to reduce the impacts…
