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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Study reviews the potential impacts of future heat waves on humans and wildlife
Climate change is often talked about in terms of averages—like the goal set by the Paris Agreement to limit the Earth's temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius. What such numbers fail to convey is that
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5.2-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Wakayama Prefecture: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck off the Kii Peninsula close to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan's southwest, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Wednesday. According to the
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Heatwave threatens to slash harvests in drought-hit Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, March 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite a dry year, Sazini Moyo's maize crop had been pushing up tassels and she anticipated a decent harvest - until her farm outside Bulawayo
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Malawi: Over 1400 Houses Collapse in Blantyre
Blantyre — At least 1, 398 houses have collapsed in Blantyre and more damage is expected as the rain continues. Blantyre Assistant District Disaster Risk Management Officer, Walusungu Mwafulirwa said
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Tanzania: Over 90 Families Left Homeless As Hailstorm Hits Same
Same — Over 93 families in Same District, Kilimanjaro Region have been rendered homeless after their houses were destroyed by hailstorm. Kadando Village at Maore Ward is the most affected of all.
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Zimbabwe: Drought- Why Zim Needs Financial Bailout for Farmers
Zimbabwe is one of the many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries that have been affected by droughts, which have left governments with no other option, but to source and procure food
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Death toll now at 30 in Malawi flooding
The number of people killed in rain-induced flooding in Malawi has reached 30 with 377 others injured, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has confirmed. DoDMA spokesperson Chipiliro
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Cyclone warning: Floods kill 10 in Mozambique as cyclone Idai lashes heavy rains
At least 10 people have been killed after heavy rains deluged two flood-prone provinces of Mozambique, the UN said on Monday, as meteorologists issued a cyclone warning. A powerful tropical cyclone
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Death toll from Malawi flooding rises to 28, almost 227,000 people affected
The number of people killed in heavy rains and flooding in southern Malawi has risen to 28, an official said on Sunday, while the estimated number of people affected has roughly doubled. Chipiliro Khamula,
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Botswana says plans to set up first seismological center by 2021
Botswana is planning to build a nationwide seismological center to record and monitor earthquakes, including mining-induced tremors, by 2021, an official with the Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) said