This week, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) released the “State of Anticipatory Action 2024” report, highlighting the ...
In Bangladesh, nationwide heatwaves in April and May 2024 left children at risk of dehydration and heatstroke, forcing schools to close across the whole country for up to two weeks, and several ...
According to the WFP press release, anticipatory action—measures taken before disasters strike—was increasingly integrated into Bangladesh's disaster management framework in 2024. The Standing Orders ...
Valencia death toll rises to over 200 after floods in Spain UNICEF has said middle and low-income countries were the hardest hit. The agency criticized the "overlooked" impact of the climate crisis on ...
California and Pacific states are on alert for inundating downpours as a rapidly deepening cyclone rages off the west coast AccuWeather People living near fire-scarred regions stripped of trees and ...
Despite growing risks from natural disasters, Thailand is unprepared for the financial fallout. Severe floods, rising temperatures, and unpredictable weather patterns are becoming more frequent.
A weekend storm in Los Angeles helped tamp down the most damaging wildfires in California history, but it also brought flooding and mudslides that have shut down highways and schools and left ...
Two tropical lows off Queensland’s far north coast are a chance of developing into cyclones from Thursday, bringing more heavy rain and potentially “life-threatening” flooding. Another two ...