https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001brmm They interviewed an environmental scientist who checked out what the various satellite records indicated. His conclusion was that the true figure was that about 10% of the country had been affected by floods, and much of this was short term. In f...
least 60 people have died as a result of the floods across the region and hundreds of landslides have cut off communities with a number of roads and railways lines blocked. There are also concerns the floods may have exposed unexploded landmines from the civil war in Bosnia during the 1990s....
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials have toured flooded areas in the north-west by boat to assess damage caused by heavy rains. The official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday that about 4,100 homes, and numerous public buildings, roads and railways in Sinuiju city and...
The influence of the annual spring floods on small mammal communities was studied in the Nemunas River Delta, SW Lithuania. The aim of the investigation was to compare the diversity of small mammals inhabiting spring-flooded meadows, meadows not subjecte
In 1971 the Communist party member Major Hashem Al-Atta led a coup against Numeri. He declared himself, Babikir Al-Nour, and Farouk Osman HamdAllah (the latter two were in the UK) in charge of the new government. Mohammed Werdi changed the wording of his song, just like the Isaias cult...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60686223 Brisbane is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Make that one of the best places to live in the world. It's not under sea level. It's not on a flood plane either. Brisbane is actially a very Hilly city with a lot ...
On July 11th 2012, the BBCreported that, according to the UK Government's Committee for Climate Change: “Four times as many homes and firms risk flooding in the next 20 years if the UK does not prepare for climate change.” Criticising the government for cutting funds for flood defences,...
This chapter offers a diverse perspective on seasonal floods and provides an understanding of how communities and institutions respond, learn and recover from these disasters. In the case of recurring floods, learning and experience from previous floods
“David Cameron must urgently fix the gaping £500m hole in UK defences too, if we’re to hold back the increase in flooding the experts anticipate. It’s not enough for the prime minister to recognise the serious threat climate change poses – he must take bold action.” ...
in Duguid's words, as a "souring agent" and the stew they soured was unlike anything in my gastronomic frame of reference. You expect braised pork to be rich, fatty, and mellow, but this meat was rich, fatty, andtart. As Michael Ruhlman writes inTwenty(more on that shortly), acid ...