California wildfires are mostly preventable
California wildfires are mostly preventable Reporters and elected officials often talk about the wildfires raging in California as if they are natural disasters. They aren’t. A new analysis in an … Continue reading
Over 650 people killed in the UK heatwave and it doesn’t seem to be ending soon
Some Good News—About Natural Disasters, of All Things In his posthumously published book “Factfulness,” the Swedish statistician Hans Rosling describes a paradox: “The image of a dangerous world has never … Continue reading
Heat Wave Study Shows How Extra-Hot Summers Can Make People Dumber
Japan faces ‘frequent’ disasters as flood toll reaches 200 Japan risks more severe weather and must find ways to alleviate disasters, a government spokesman said on Thursday, as intense heat … Continue reading
Boiled bats and iced iguanas: How extreme weather affects wildlife
BOM annual climate statement shows 2017 was Australia’s third-warmest year on record The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has confirmed 2017 was Australia’s third-warmest year on record, with temperatures almost a … Continue reading
Children denied chance to develop ‘resilience’ by too strict health and safety rules
Children denied chance to develop ‘resilience’ by too strict health and safety rules Children are being denied the chance to develop “resilience and grit” because of schools’ over-zealous health and … Continue reading
Heatwaves are national emergencies and the public need to know
Heatwaves are national emergencies and the public need to know Hundreds of people across the UK are likely to be killed by a natural disaster this week, but their deaths … Continue reading
Earth just had its second-warmest February since 1880
Heavy Rains Flood Desert Capital of Peru Days of intense rains brought mudslides that wrought havoc across Lima, displacing several thousand of the city’s 10 million inhabitants… Earth just … Continue reading
Tasmania to swelter through a heatwave as a mixed bag of weather sweeps across Australia
The Oroville Dam Crisis Has Exposed A Much Bigger Problem When the overflowing Oroville Dam in Northern California was threatened due to damage sustained to its spillways earlier this month, … Continue reading
Killer heatwave wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia.
Killer heatwave wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia Drought, severe heat and water shortages are disrupting schools, killing animals and ravaging rice crops in Southeast Asia. Thailand, Laos and Cambodia have … Continue reading
Europe will soon be hit by deadly ‘once-in-a-century’ extreme weather every year. And more
Europe will soon be hit by deadly ‘once-in-a-century’ extreme weather every year Europe will soon be hit by deadly, “once-in-a-century” extreme weather events every year, a study has found. Severe … Continue reading
World Resilience NEWS
Asia flooding: Hundreds dead, 1 million displaced as monsoon rains hit Myanmar, India, Pakistan Monsoon rains have claimed the lives of hundreds of people across Asia as rescue workers scrambled … Continue reading
