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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Nature s wrath
A hurricane wreaks havoc in North Carolina in the US
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Earthquake rocks Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the Indonesian island of Java in the early hours of May 27, 2006. More than 135,000 houses were destroyed and an estimated 647,000 people were
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Space mirror "illumines" Europe by night
A Russian attempt to light up the night by using sunlight reflected from a huge space based mirror failed to come up to expectations but could some day provide an alternative to electric lighting.
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Subduing the bulldozer
For centuries, the Dutch have been trying to keep their heads over water by barricading out the sea and the rivers. But there comes a point when the environment has to be considered when reclaiming land and strengthening dykes
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Predicting tsunamis
tsunamis, giant waves caused by submarine earthquakes, landslips or volcanic activity, are known to wreck havoc in Japan. Now, the country's civil defence officials should be able to predict
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TAIWAN
The latest typhoon-driven mudslides in Taiwan, which killed nearly 100 people, indicate that Taiwanese have made little progress in weaning from cultivation of betel nut trees. According to the
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The other war
Natural disasters wreaking widespread havoc
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Taiwan earthquake
A massive earthquake rocks Taiwan
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Shaky foundation
Seismic zoning map for the country underestimates risk
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Pollution strikes
A study uncovers an unlikely possible perpetrator of global warming lightning