8 charts that show how climate change is making the world more dangerous

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:16:00 +0200guardian (en)

Disasters including storms, floods and heatwaves have increased fivefold since the 1970s, UN finds Forget the future. The world already is nearly five times as dangerous and disaster prone as it was in the 1970s, because of the increasing risks brought by climate change, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation .

World: Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes 1970-2012

Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:55:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, World Meteorological Organization Country: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Somalia, Sudan , Thailand, United States of....

Heavy rains, ongoing violence push South Sudan towards

Sat, 05 Jul 2014 05:03:00 +0200africaFM (en)

Heavy rain has swept across western parts of the UK, bringing a further risk of flooding to some areas left struggling after recent storms. The rain has now moved to eastern parts of the country, which will see heavy rain through the afternoon. Forecasters also issued an amber warning of rain for the Somerset Levels, warning of further flooding.