Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Natural Disasters
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First birthday
Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness
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The heat is on
record temperatures are being fore casted for the start of the next mille nium. According to experts, high temperatures will increase the risk of natural disasters. Phil Jones of the Climatic
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Darkness at midnight
A devastating earthquake in the Chamoli region of Uttar Pradesh kills over 100 people, most of them in their sleep
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UNITED NATIONS
According to United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) official, David Morton, the continuing famine in North Korea is comparable to the Ethiopian famine in the mid-1980s. He said large-scale
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Extinction threat
A recent decision by the Himachal Pradesh government may not be good news to the endangered Himalayan yew (Taxus baccata). The government has allowed collection and export of yew, which is in great
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THAILAND
In a desperate attempt to contain growing pollution, the authorities in Bangkok have decided to lease city services worth over US $1 billion to private companies. Bangkok is one of the most polluted
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Plan for 2,000 electric vans
Chrysler, the smallest of the "Big Three" US carmakers and currently in throes of a $40bn merger with Germany's Daimler-Benz said that it planned to produce around 2,000 electric mini-vans in 1999 at
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Empowering communities
most Non-governmental organisations ( ngo s) are born out of a sense of dissatisfaction and idealism. This dissatisfaction arises due to the inadequate working of official bodies, dissatisfaction
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Noisy waters
It was long suspected that communication among whales suffered due to the use of sonar by the world's navies. Alexandros Frantzis of the University of Athens has recently come out with his findings
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Sordid saga
The Sanghi jetty case takes a new turn as the Gujarat high court directs the Union government to re examine the issue of environment clearance