Because parched soils repel water rather than allowing it to soak in, flash floods can be more devastating in drylands than in wetter areas. Surges can result from relatively small amounts of rain, as little as 10 millimetres in one hour. By comparison, floods in wetter regions typically ...
Shifting weather, changing settlement patterns and a lack of preparedness mean that dryland areas are most at risk from flooding. Researchers need to focus on data collection, early-warning systems, flood protection and more.
Bangladesh depends upon the garment industry for a third of its total exports and 20% of its GDP. With four million people employed by the sector, losing that income would be devastating to countless families across the country.
11 of the Most Devastating Weather Disasters in Minnesota Throughout The Years We might be full of lakes and "nice" but Minnesota has had its fair share of horrible and nasty weather. Throughout the years we've had floods, fires, storms that have crushed stadium roofs flat, and tornadoes...
andwithdevastatingresults.Forinstance,thefaminewhichhitEthiopiainthemid-1980’s ledtothedeathofoveramillionpeoplefromhungeranddisease.Inaddition,thefloods thatperiodicallydevastateIndia,BangladeshandChinacausemisery,homelessness,hunger andsufferingto millions every year. These are not modern phenomena – these na...
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