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Australia is not prepared for climate change health impacts

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 16:40:00 +0100medicalxpress (en)

Despite decades of warning from scientists, Australia remains woefully underprepared to deal with hotter, more frequent and longer heatwaves, catastrophic bushfires, severe storms and intense prolonged droughts, and higher risk of mosquito-borne diseases that climate change brings.

Maltempo Australia: piogge ...

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 13:18:00 +0100centrometeoitaliano-salute (it)

Maltempo Australia : grandinate a sud e incendi a nord. In questi ultimi giorni, in modo particolare tra la fine di novembre e l’inizio del mese di dicembre, l’ Australia sta facendo i conti con due situazioni diametralmente opposte, nemmeno a così tanti chilometri di distanza l’una dall’altra.

The climate apocalypse is becoming a â€˜medical emergency.â€™ Here are 8 ways it could affect your health.

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:19:00 +0100markets-businessinsider (en)

and falling crop yields are causing more deaths and making people vulnerable to illnesses. The Lancet report comes a few days after the Trump administration published its own report about the effects of climate change. More than 150 million people are exposed to heatwaves, some infectious diseases....

Meteo folle in Australia - Alluvioni a Sydney e incendi nel Queensland

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:20:00 +0100247libero (it)

ontinua l'ondata di "folle" maltempo che ha colpito l' Australia , con precipitazioni record a Sydney e temperature elevate nel Queensland , dove la siccità ha causato vasti incendi. Le piogge torrenziali che si sono abbattute sulla capitale del Nuovo Galles hanno portato l'equivalente di un mese di precipitazioni in sole due ore.

Alluvioni a Sydney e incendi nel Queensland

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:46:00 +0100interris (it)

ontinua l'ondata di "folle" maltempo che ha colpito l' Australia , con precipitazioni record a Sydney e temperature elevate nel Queensland , dove la siccità ha causato vasti incendi. Le piogge torrenziali che si sono abbattute sulla capitale del Nuovo Galles hanno portato l'equivalente di un mese di precipitazioni in sole due ore.

Alarming Red Cross report lists Australia in the top 10 for world's worst natural disaster damage

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:59:00 +0100dailymail (en)

'We've seen some of the worst ever disasters in Australia and the Asia Pacific in recent years and we must ensure that we help everyone, particularly those being left behind,' Australian Red Cross international director Peter Walton said. 'Essential aid is increasingly not reaching all those in need....

Gli ultimi 4 anni sono stati i più caldi, Wmo: «Il mondo non è sulla buona strada per rallentare il cambiamento climatico» (VIDEO)

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:02:00 +0100greenreport (it)

L’agenzia meteorologica dell’Onu : nel 2018 si confermano segnali e conseguenze del cambiamento climatico Gli ultimi 4 anni sono stati i più caldi, Wmo: «Il mondo non è sulla buona strada per rallentare il cambiamento climatico» (VIDEO) Petteri Taalas: «Siamo la prima generazione a comprendere....

Aussies slammed for not facing reality

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:35:00 +0100news_com_au (en)

That’s the message from experts across the country who say we have a “serious lack of appreciation” of the serious weather events hitting our towns and cities. They say as a result, we’re not ready to deal with disasters. Their concerns come as weather extremes lash different states, from Sydney being flooded with a , to a the worst of its kind.

Australia, prosegue il meteo folle: alluvioni a Sydney e incendi nel Queensland mettono in ginocchio lo stato [FOTO e VIDEO]

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:30:00 +0100meteoweb (it)

Le piogge torrenziali che si sono abbattute su alcune parti di Sydney hanno portato l’equivalente di un mese di precipitazioni in sole 2 ore ieri, 28 novembre, provocando alluvioni diffuse. Nel frattempo, gli incendi continuano a devastare parti del Queensland, dove mesi di siccità hanno trasformato l’area in una polveriera.

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:04:00 +0100hjnews (en)

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2011 file photo, people carry baskets of coal scavenged illegally at an open-cast mine in the village of Bokapahari in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. 2018 is expected to see another 2 percent increase in human-made emissions, as construction of coal-fired power plants....

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:37:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

In this Nov. 20, 2018 photo workers decorate the venue of the global climate summit that will be held at the site of the closed 'Katowice' coal mine in the city of Katowice, southern Poland, where - three years after sealing a landmark global climate deal in Paris - world leaders are gathering again to agree on the fine print.

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:56:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2018 file photo rescuers dig on the site where victims were believed to have been buried by a landslide after Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Itogon, Benguet province, northern Philippines. Forest fires from California to Greece, droughts in Germany and Australia , tropical....

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:48:00 +0100newswest9 (en)

A recent report by the International Panel on Climate Change warned that time is running out if the world wants to achieve the most ambitious target in the Paris agreement — keeping global warming at 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit). The planet has already warmed by about 1 degree since pre-industrial....

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:38:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

In this Nov. 20, 2018 photo workers decorate the venue of the global climate summit that will be held at the site of the closed 'Katowice' coal mine in the city of Katowice, southern Poland, where - three years after sealing a landmark global climate deal in Paris - world leaders are gathering again to agree on the fine print.

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:36:00 +0100wsfa (en)

A recent report by the International Panel on Climate Change warned that time is running out if the world wants to achieve the most ambitious target in the Paris agreement — keeping global warming at 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit). The planet has already warmed by about 1 degree since pre-industrial....

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:30:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

In this Nov. 20, 2018 photo workers decorate the venue of the global climate summit that will be held at the site of the closed 'Katowice' coal mine in the city of Katowice, southern Poland, where - three years after sealing a landmark global climate deal in Paris - world leaders are gathering again to agree on the fine print.

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:55:00 +0100kswo (en)

Top of the agenda during talks starting Sunday in Katowice, Poland, will be finalizing the so-called Paris rulebook, which determines how countries have to count their greenhouse gas emissions, report them to the rest of the world and reveal what they are doing to reduce them.

El Niño sta tornando: 75 – 80% di probabilità che ci sia un nuovo episodio nei prossimi 3 mesi

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:42:00 +0100greenreport (it)

Secondo il bollettino “El Niño/La Niiña Update” pubblicato dalla World meteorological organization (Wmo) «La probabilità che un episodio di El Niño si sviluppi entro febbraio 2019 è dal 75 al 80%, ma non dovrebbe essere di forte intensità». Alla Wmo spiegano che «In alcune regioni del Pacifico....

Australia, inondazioni a Sidney per le forti piogge

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 03:08:00 +0100news-yahoo-it (it)

Sidney, 28 nov. (askanews) - Violente piogge nell'area di Sidney hanno causato pesanti disagi. I voli sono stati annullati, le linee ferroviarie chiuse e gli automobilisti bloccati su strade allagate. In alcune zone, secondo l'Ufficio meteo locale, sono caduti 106 millimetri di pioggia in poche ore....

Meteo folle in Australia: tempeste di sabbia e di neve, forte maltempo e un’ondata di caldo stravolgono lo stato! [FOTO]

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:16:00 +0100meteoweb (it)

Grandine, neve, venti devastanti e persino tempeste di sabbia stanno creando condizioni meteo folli in alcune parti dell’ Australia . Se Sydney si ritrova ricoperta da un manto di sabbia, le abitazioni nell’Hunter sono a rischio a causa di un incendio boschivo, le temperature sono gelide sulle Snowy....

OCHA Annual Report 2015

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:08:00 +0100unocha (en)

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Australia, una tempesta di sabbia investe Sydney. FOTO

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:12:00 +0100tg24-sky (it)

Una spessa coltre di sabbia ha investito la città di Sydney e in generale tutto lo Stato australiano del New South Wales. La tempesta ha causato un netto peggioramento della qualità dell’aria e un’impennata dei problemi respiratori tra la popolazione - Forti venti hanno portato le grandi masse di....

Project aims to provide more accurate long-term forecasts

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 03:00:00 +0100qt (en)

WEATHER is at the heart of every farm - it controls growers' livelihoods and forecasting it accurately is a big business. Now the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has teamed up with the Bureau of Meteorology to improve the reliability of mid to long-term forecasting.

Londra, oltre 6mila persone bloccano i ponti: 'Il cambiamento climatico è una minaccia per l'umanità e il governo deve agire'

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 09:34:00 +0100247libero (it)

Guardian Gail Bradbrook, uno dei organizzatori. Nelle ultime due settimane più di 60 persone sono state arrestate per aver preso parte ad atti di disobbedienza civile organizzati da Extinction Rebellion , dall' incollare se stessi agli edifici governativi a bloccare le strade principali della capitale.

Report reveals alarming future of our water security

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 15:58:00 +0100qt (en)

THE severity of droughts and floods in Queensland is expected to increase as a result of climate change, new research shows. The Climate Council's latest report, Deluge and Drought: Australia 's Water Security in a Changing Climate, found the state was likely to experience more intense rainfall events in future, as well as cyclones.

What can be done to avoid disastrous wildfires in California?

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:23:00 +0100cknw (en)

The devastation caused by California’s wildfires has prompted questions about what, if anything, can be done to mitigate the damage and loss of life caused by wildfires. Nearly 50 people have been killed in the worst wildfires in California’s history, with the town of Paradise torched to ashes.

Climate change to cause Aussie water management crisis: report

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:03:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

CANBERRA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Severe droughts and extreme weather events will become the norm in Australia unless global warming is mitigated, a report warned Wednesday. The report, released by the Climate Council, found that climate change would be devastating for the agriculture sector if its effects were left unchecked.

What can be done to avoid disastrous wildfires in California?

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:01:00 +0100globalnews (en)

While California is currently suffering from the worst wildfires in its history and its aftermath, one must look at the future and ask, “Is there anything that actually can be done to tackle these wildfires to prevent the kind of damage and loss of life that has occurred?” READ MORE: Travis....

Climate Council issues grim warning on looming water security crisis

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:48:00 +0100abc-au (en)

The Climate Council has released a new report linking climate change with worsening droughts, including the current one, extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods, and identifying water security as a source of grave concern. The report, Deluge and Drought: Australia 's Water Security in a....

Maltempo: perché i fenomeni atmosferici sono sempre più violenti

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:02:00 +0100panorama (it)

La parola chiave è "Record". Quando si parla di fenomeni meteorologici in Europa , che siano d'estate o d'inverno, sempre più spesso esperti, studiosi e mezzi d'informazione bollano con il sigillo record il caldo, il freddo, il vento, le mareggiate o le piogge. Cosa sta succedendo al clima.

Maltempo: perché i fenomeni atmosferici sono sempre più violenti

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:04:00 +0100247libero (it)

La parola chiave è "Record". Quando si parla di fenomeni meteorologici in Europa , che siano d'estate o d'inverno, sempre più spesso esperti, studiosi e mezzi d'informazione bollano con il sigillo record il caldo, il freddo, il vento, le mareggiate o le piogge. Cosa sta succedendo al clima.

Lo stress climatico può provocare il collasso delle infrastrutture. La lezione della città morta di Angkor

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:25:00 +0200greenreport (it)

“The demise of Angkor: Systemic vulnerability of urban infrastructure to climatic variations ”, pubblicato su Science Advances da un team multidisciplinare dell’università di Sydney e dell’École française d’Extrême-Orient, parte da un passato lontano per parlarci del nostro presente e del futuro che ci aspetta.

Le zone climatiche del mondo stanno cambiando: bisogna ridisegnare le mappe

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:53:00 +0200greenreport (it)

. L'aumento delle temperature globali sta alterando le zone climatiche di tutto il pianeta, con conseguenze per la sicurezza di cibo e acqua, economie locali e salute pubblica. [25 ottobre 2018] Su Yale Environment 360 Nicola Jones, una giornalista freelance che scrive su Nature Scientific American....

Scientists predict global beer shortage

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:27:00 +0200fox5atlanta (en)

A team of scientists has made a dire prediction, among the many already out there, as a consequence of climate change and extreme drought: A global beer shortage. In a report published Monday in Nature Plants, researchers in China, Britain and the United States, including UC Irvine professors Nathaniel D.

WSU Vancouver climate scientist sees stage set for reprise of worst known drought, famine

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:47:00 +0200terradaily (en)

A Washington State University researcher has completed the most thorough analysis yet of The Great Drought - the most devastating known drought of the past 800 years - and how it led to the Global Famine, an unprecedented disaster that took 50 million lives. She warns that the Earth's current warming climate could make a similar drought even worse.

Scientists predict global beer shortage

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:25:00 +0200fox35orlando (en)

A team of scientists has made a dire prediction, among the many already out there, as a consequence of climate change and extreme drought: A global beer shortage. In a report published Monday in Nature Plants, researchers in China, Britain and the United States, including UC Irvine professors Nathaniel D.

El Niño conditions growing increasingly likely this winter

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:56:00 +0200eastbaytimes (en)

The likelihood this winter of an El Niño — the weather pattern marked by warm Pacific Ocean waters that can affect California’s rainfall — is increasing. The probably of El Niño conditions being present by December is now 70 to 75 percent, up from 50 percent five months ago, according to a new....

WSU Vancouver climate scientist sees stage set for reprise of worst known drought, famine

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:46:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Credit: Washington State University. VANCOUVER, Wash. - A Washington State University researcher has completed the most thorough analysis yet of The Great Drought -- the most devastating known drought of the past 800 years -- and how it led to the Global Famine, an unprecedented disaster that took 50 million lives.

Allarme clima: 12 anni per cambiare il , nostro, futuro

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:15:00 +0200247libero (it)

Chiesto dai Governi di tutto il mondo in occasione dell’Accordo di Parigi, è finalmente uscito (8 ottobre) il report speciale dell'Ipcc (l'ente scientifico di supporto alla Conferenza Onu sul Cambiamento Climatico) che affronta gli impatti socio-economico-ambientali a 1,5 gradi (inteso come aumento....

Firefighting family reunited after battling blazes in two continents

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 07:11:00 +0200abc-au (en)

A veteran firefighter who was tackling a wildfire in California while his wife battled to save their home from a bushfire in August is home again — and still fighting fires close to home. Phillip Walker is a veteran firefighter with 38 years' experience fighting fires in every state and territory in Australia .

Australia Issues El Niño Alert, Warns Drought Conditions May Worsen

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:46:00 +0200laht (en)

SYDNEY – Australia has a 70 percent chance of being affected by the El Niño phenomenon by the end of the year, which would aggravate the severe drought suffered by several parts of its territory, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) declared late Tuesday. “The chance of an El Niño developing in the coming season has increased.

Hurricane Michael damage could be worst in decades, warns Florida governor

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:54:00 +0200deutschewelle-hr (en)