CLIMATE change & healthThe 21st century grapples with numerous challenges, prominently among them being natural disasters and calamities, which endanger human lives globally. Chaotic weather patterns and unpredictable rainfall exacerbate vulnerability, particularly among women and chi...
In this episode of "2022 Raw and Real", we bring you CGTN's top newsmakers and newsworthy moments of the year. In Pakistan, the deadly impact of climate change triggered heavier than usual rainfall leading to devastating floods that lasted from June
Climate change and the flood risk Is climate change causing increased flooding ? Can we see the effects on floods ?Arnell, Nigel
The hallmarks of climate change — extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding — are being seen and felt around the globe.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December in 2009 offers a___opportunity to step up international action on climate change. A Copenhagen deal is___the global transition into green economic growth, and, most urgently, to help the world, especially the most vulnerable,...
Climate warming increased moisture and shifted circulation patterns in the atmosphere, boosting the risk of heavy precipitation. We have a dedicated website for our Chinese customers. Please go tonaturechina.comto subscribe to this journal.
A 5000-year regional paleoflood chronology, based on flood deposits from 19 rivers in Arizona and Utah, reveals that the largest floods in the region cluster into distinct time intervals that coincide with periods of cool, moist climate and frequent El Nio events. The floods were most numerous...
ATHENS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed an agreement with the Greek government here on Thursday, under which a 25-year 150 million-euro (163.5 million U.S. dollars) loan will be provided to Athens to boost protection from floods and climate change. ...
Climate change has led to concerns about increasing river floods resulting from the greater water-holding capacity of a warmer atmosphere1. These concerns are reinforced by evidence of increasing economic losses associated with flooding in many parts of