How our floating homes will help people in flood-prone countries, by Nandan Mukherjee, University of Dundee for Conversation. Around 40% of the global population live in coastal areas less than…
Tropical Cyclone Fani made landfall south of the city of Puri in Odisha, India, early 03 May, 2019, with maximum sustained winds up to 240 km/h. By 04 May the…
Satellite data revealed heavy rainfall in powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani before it made landfall in northeastern India. Fani brought that soaking rain to the region and continues to drop heavy…
As coastal property crumbles into encroaching seas, villagers receive plots with fish ponds on a free lease to help them stay afloat. HATIYA, Bangladesh, Jan 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) –…
Salt levels in the coastal soils of Bangladesh will grow with the rising seas, putting two-fifths of its farmland at risk. Can farmers stay put? Report by Tim Radford for…
BARCELONA, Oct 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Disaster-prone developing nations, including Bangladesh and Indonesia, are exposed to crippling losses when storms, floods or earthquakes strike because they suffer from a…
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladeshi cities have signed up en masse to a U.N. campaign to develop local action plans and improve infrastructure to prepare for…
Severe weather, including thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds has affected Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. Media are reporting that over the last 2 days as many as 12 people…
YAOUNDE, May 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A fund launched by the Red Cross aims to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid before rather than after floods, droughts and other natural hazards…
Bangladesh is one of the most flood-prone countries in the world due to its unique geographical location, topography and exposure to tropical cyclones. With 50% of the land less than…
A $125 million contribution from Germany aims to help provide climate insurance for 400 million poor people. BONN, Germany, Nov 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Germany on Tuesday pledged $125…
Devastating floods in Nepal have sparked regional tension, with Nepali politicians and media outlets claiming that Indian infrastructure along their shared border has left Nepal vulnerable. In a visit last…
Precipitation extremes – in terms of both excess and deficient rainfall – has caused serious disruption with widespread socio-economic impacts in many countries in recent weeks. Here is a glance…
The Department of Disaster Management in Bangladesh has said that the death toll from the flood situation that began in mid August has increased to 117, according to local media…
Authorities in Bangladesh say that 1.3 million people have been affected by flooding over the last 2 days. Twenty-seven people have died and around 368,000 people have been displaced and…
Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team have launched the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide…
