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News / Water

Research backs cut to irrigation

...flooding of infrastructure such as roads and bridges, and buying easements to allow flooding of private property. Mr Burke stopped short of committing to the higher figure but said he was enthusiastic...

10 Oct 2012

Research backs cut to irrigation

News / Carbon & Climate

World went on warming in 2012 – WMO

...flooding than they would have otherwise”, said Mr Jarraud. Above-average temperatures were recorded during 2012 across most of the globe’s land surface areas, most notably North America, southern Euro...

2 May 2013

World went on warming in 2012 – WMO

News / Carbon & Climate

Sydney's riverfront homes assessed for climate risk

...flooding each year is expected to leap from its current level of 1180 to 2270 if predictions of a 0.9-metre sea level rise due to climate change come to fruition. Local planners said that the city nee...

3 Nov 2012

Sydney's riverfront homes assessed for climate risk

News / Water

Anti-flooding measures at 11 more MRT stations

...flood waters are below 1.5m - the height of the flood barriers. The flood barriers should be made of lightweight aluminium panels, said the LTA in its tender documents. The stackable barriers must als...

30 Jul 2012

Anti-flooding measures at 11 more MRT stations

News / Water

Government to forcibly remove illegal structures in major waterways

...floodplains” such as the Pampanga delta as “high risk areas” for floods because they are “natural catchment or floodplain, and thus are not suitable for residential or commercial/industrial use. “They...

13 Aug 2012

Government to forcibly remove illegal structures in major waterways

News / Carbon & Climate

Activists will return awards to protest deforestation

...floods and drought, would be imminent.“If deforestation continues, the Tele region will become a desert. Rivers flowing into Lake Toba would also further deplete as water sources vanish,” said Wilmar,...

5 Aug 2013

Activists will return awards to protest deforestation

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Warm, too warm, and warmer still: The climate movement must face up to its colossal failure

...flooding, each of which cost billions of dollars in damages, the media gives only scant attention to climate change; and citizens don’t care enough to significantly alter their behaviour, let alone mo...

10 Mar 2014

Warm, too warm, and warmer still: The climate movement must face up to its colossal failure

News / Carbon & Climate

European forests head towards carbon saturation point

...floods, experts said. Trees are being threatened by more fires, storms and insect attacks, said the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Some parts of the continent have also started ...

19 Aug 2013

European forests head towards carbon saturation point

News / Water

Three Gorges Dam safe despite flood crest

...flood control and drought relief headquarters. The flood peak is the largest experienced by the main urban area of the municipality since 1981, according to the flood control authority. The flood subm...

25 Jul 2012

Three Gorges Dam safe despite flood crest

News / Carbon & Climate

World Bank targets air pollution in climate battle

...floods, droughts and rising sea levels. And cutting short-lived pollutants would also protect human health - six million people worldwide die early every year from air pollution, it said. "First aid f...

4 Sep 2013

World Bank targets air pollution in climate battle

News / Carbon & Climate

Singapore takes first steps on plan to protect its coasts

...flood insurance system. And it wants contractors - who must have technical and engineering know-how - to work with research institutions that have at least a decade of experience and research data in ...

20 Jun 2013

Singapore takes first steps on plan to protect its coasts

News / Carbon & Climate

No repeat of floods this year

...floods," she said. In an interview, Dr Anond, who is assistant secretary of a national water and flood management committee, stressed that the 120 billion baht spent so far was designed to "adapt to t...

1 Sep 2012

No repeat of floods this year

News / Carbon & Climate

New study links extreme weather to climate change

...flooding. Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have traced the events to a disturbance in the air currents in the northern hemisphere, in a new study out Monday in t...

26 Feb 2013

New study links extreme weather to climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

UN bodies want to tackle drought to avert food crisis

...floods or earthquakes, making them the world's most destructive natural hazard, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, one of the groups taking part. "We must boost national capacity to c...

20 Mar 2013

UN bodies want to tackle drought to avert food crisis

News / Water

Examining Phnom Penh's flood-prone architecture

...flooded. Floods are a considerable nuisance, negatively affecting people’s business and travel plans. It was with the city’s torrential floods in mind that Fulbright Research Fellow Shelby Elizabeth D...

31 Jul 2012

Examining Phnom Penh's flood-prone architecture

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Deep decarbonization

...floods in Indonesia killed dozens and displaced tens of thousands. Beijing’s coal-induced smog forced people to stay in their homes, closed highways, and diverted flights. Such events are daily warnin...

30 Jan 2014

Deep decarbonization

News / Waste

Environmentalists seek nationwide plastic ban

...flooding and marine pollution,” she added. Plastic bags usually end up littering the streets and dumps, and at the same time polluting rivers and seas, Mendoza said. Recycling plastic bags does not so...

4 Jul 2013

Environmentalists seek nationwide plastic ban

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Global warming and global security

...floods, and storms of ever-increasing intensity. It would also place a massive strain on global water resources. When I was a major general in Bangladesh’s military, my job was to avoid conflict while...

17 Oct 2013

Global warming and global security

News / Water

Water resource development in Africa: Interview with Gustavo Saltiel

...floods and droughts, financial shocks and also demographic shocks, since the continent is urbanizing at a rapid speed. The migration of millions of people to the cities in Africa creates a lot of stre...

12 Dec 2013

Water resource development in Africa: Interview with Gustavo Saltiel

News / Water

Residents of flood control region praise Three Gorges

...flooding still occurs along the Jingjiang, Three Gorges Dam has greatly reduced it, Tang said. "I keep on living a normal life when flood season comes every year," he said on Friday, a day after flood...

16 Jul 2012

Residents of flood control region praise Three Gorges