Floods have affected billions worldwide. Yet, the indirect health impacts of floods on vulnerable groups, particularly women in the developing world, remain underexplored. Here, we evaluated the risk of pregnancy loss for women exposed to floods. We analyzed 90,465 individual pregnancy loss records ...
Early warning systems have been developed as a tool to mitigate the impact of these floods, nevertheless, most of this information is dispersed. In the particular case of the Colombian context, the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies of Colombia ...
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has achieved a new milestone. As per Elon Musk on X, the SpaceX team has successfullyramped Starlink to 99 countries across the globe. The satellite internet service has also passed 3 million customers. The milestone was announced on X by bothElon ...
Malawi, as a southern African country, has been severely affected by extreme weather and is prone to natural disasters such as droughts and floods. Development in countries such as Malawi would minimize the impacts of climate change, Matola said. "Once these countries have developed, there will ...
Reliable infrastructure is vital for Nordic societies, but they face escalating climate risks. Climate change is increasing magnitude and frequency of floods, storms, and landslides, making adaptive solutions crucial. This review explores Nature-Based So
Climate change is increasing magnitude and frequency of floods, storms, and landslides, making adaptive solutions crucial. Methods This review explores Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for mitigating natural hazards along Nordic linear infrastructure. The motivation of the review comes as result of a ...
In mid-September 2023, floods, which some say were intensified by climate change, killed thousands in eastern Libya. Clashes between armed factions escalated across the country in the latter half of 2023, including in the capital city of Tripoli and in Benghazi....
Global climate change and extreme weather occurrences including floods, droughts, heatwaves and catastrophic events23. Over the past 130 years, there has been evidence that the amount of CO2 emissions in the environment has increased by about 4524,21,26. By 2023, the predominance of GHGs might ...
More generally, women are disproportionately affected by water scarcity, and tend to be more gravely impacted by water mismanagement, yet they face greater barriers than men in participating in water governance bodies55. An investigation into recovery efforts following the 2010 Pakistani floods revealed...
have not yet been reached. Food security and malnutrition in emergency-affected countries are driven by conflict, political instability, natural disasters, and socioeconomic conditions, which disrupt agricultural activities and infrastructure, exacerbating these challenges. To address these issues, we recomme...