All posts tagged "climate crisis"

Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor warned residents to leave the city and said those who stayed behind could face death

State of Emergency declared in Florida ahead of hurricane Milton

Weather experts say impacts ranging from a devastating storm surge to major flooding from rain, damaging wind gusts, pounding surf and tornadoes are expected in Florida

Rescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224

The death toll climbed to 224 and the injured to 158 while rescue efforts were still underway on Wednesday to look for 24 others

Typhoon Yagi leaves dozens dead and causes major damage in Vietnam

Thirty five people have died and 24 are missing, mostly because of landslides and floods triggered by the typhoon

India braces for another month of above-average rainfall in September

Above-normal rainfall could damage summer-sown crops, such as rice, cotton, soybean, corn, and pulses, which are typically harvested from mid-September

Deadly typhoon Gaemi made worse by climate change, scientists say

Typhoon Gaemi's wind speeds were around 14 kph more intense and its rainfall up to 14% higher as a result of warmer sea temperatures

Afghanistan has highest number of children made homeless by climate disasters in the world

More than one in three people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger, driven mostly by climate shocks and high food prices. 

China battles heavy rain and major flooding in wake of typhoon

China’s Ministry of Emergency Management on Sunday also activated a fourth-level emergency response to floods in southwest Guizhou and Yunnan provinces

COP28 focus on health draws $777 million to fight tropical disease

Global inaction is the harsh reality for communities on frontline of climate crisis