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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://reliefweb.int/report/world/climate-battered-south-asia-looks-rio20-formula Source: Inter Press Service Country: World , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Myanmar , Nepal , Pakistan By Ranjit Devraj NEW DELHI, Aug 3 2012 (IPS) - Far-flung South Asian communities, from the high Himalayan slopes to the Indian Ocean coasts, united in the face of extreme and uncertain weather,.... Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:50:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-0ac4f3f871190d9bcac1415ff8658c51 UNbodies ClimateAction HumanitarianAid Environment ClimateChange Ecology NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 23.7099 90.4071 33.718151 73.060547 27.4426 89.6673 16.8722 96.1249 28.5687 77.2168 27.712 85.313 20120806065000 http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=34532 A spell of widespread monsoon rains over the upper parts of Pakistan and northeastern Punjab stretched to Lahore yesterday, causing flooding in a number of cities and swelling the Chenab and Jhelum ri ..... Sun, 05 Aug 2012 09:14:00 +0200 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-b3a2919157f0bfe8c5f9102eb47b0903 NaturalDisasters 32.93354 73.720718 31.5451 74.3407 20120805091400 http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/08/climate-battered-south-asia-looks-to-rio20-formula/ Far-flung South Asian communities, from the high Himalayan slopes to the Indian Ocean coasts, united in the face of extreme and uncertain weather, continue to hold out hope that the Rio+20 focus on disaster risk reduction (DRR) will positively influence national policies. “There is hope in India, the biggest country in the region, that the [. Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:38:00 +0200 ipsnews en ipsnews-5571256b13764ea2d879de84fdbe23b9 UNbodies ClimateAction HumanitarianAid Environment ClimateChange Ecology NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 28.5687 77.2168 20120803203800 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/01/climate-change-scepticism-100-months Now that climate sceptics are emerging from denial it matters that the rest of us don't drop guard "The Owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk," wrote Hegel on wisdom's habit of arriving late in a time of crisis. Will the final acceptance by some former sceptics of.... Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:40:00 +0200 guardian en guardian-89ce49fc7621418c627c229936f9696c Science ClimateChange UNbodies FoodSecurityFoodAid SocialSituation AlternativeEnergy NaturalDisasters Environment 20120801124000 http://reliefweb.int/report/india/adra-responds-indian-floods Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency International Country: India Wahroonga, New South Wales — The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Australia is helping to support some of the close to one million people affected by severe flooding in Assam State, India. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:57:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-cc956d88b3b9795ab2c278f2b712f40c NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid Echo 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 -25.49968 114.386002 -32.1660767304355 147.007371102808 20120730065700 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/top-10-water-trailblazers Here are the people who are improving access to drinking water and helping bring cleaner water to more people across the world Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:55:00 +0200 trust en trust-2614340069e9ff334d2d46da7768bf7c PublicHealth AlternativeEnergy ManMadeDisasters UNbodies NaturalDisasters Environment Conflict 20120726115500 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/top-10-water-trailblazers Here are the people who are improving access to drinking water and helping bring cleaner water to more people across the world Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:03:00 +0200 alertnet en alertnet-50ac50d473da86c76b07d68ff102cb69 ManMadeDisasters PublicHealth NaturalDisasters UNbodies AlternativeEnergy Conflict Environment 20120726100300 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/24/south-asia-faces-threat-either-drought-or-flood.html The sudden propping up of the so-called El Nino effects in South Asia has delayed the monsoon rains in Pakistan and India, which can cause a drought-like situation in the entire region, and also ... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:21:00 +0200 JakartaPost en JakartaPost-c8fe73c3105e1ca8844bbd36efdf82af NaturalDisasters 33.718151 73.060547 28.5687 77.2168 20120724082100 http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=33889 The sudden propping up of the so-called El Nino effects in South Asia has delayed the monsoon rains in Pakistan and India, which can cause a drought-like situation in the entire region, and also worri ..... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:24:00 +0200 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-048d1ab6bb0a6c759885d201391400b7 NaturalDisasters 33.718151 73.060547 28.5687 77.2168 20120724052400 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175332/Dorset-landslide-Angry-friends-accuse-police-mudslide-couples-death-case-referred-watchdog.html?ITO=1490 Elderly sweethearts Rosemary Snell and Michael Rolfe were buried alive under tons of dislodged earth and rubble after their car was flattened by debris dislodged in bad weather in Dorset. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:38:00 +0200 mailonsunday en mailonsunday-aa591c304f4d5bf0585bb673ad071e6d NaturalDisasters 20120719033800 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175332/Dorset-landslide-Angry-friends-accuse-police-mudslide-couples-death-case-referred-watchdog.html?ITO=1490 Elderly sweethearts Rosemary Snell and Michael Rolfe were buried alive under tons of dislodged earth and rubble after their car was flattened by debris dislodged in bad weather in Dorset. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:48:00 +0200 dailymail en dailymail-aa591c304f4d5bf0585bb673ad071e6d NaturalDisasters 20120719024800 http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/srdisasters20120712-u-s-severe-weather-insurance-losses-near-2-billion-in-june 7/12/12 Disaster losses Several natural disaster events occurred across the United States during the month of June, the most costly being a severe weather event that spawned up to baseball-sized hail in parts of Texas and New Mexico; according to the Insurance Council of Texas, insured losses in the.... Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:31:00 +0200 homelandsecuritynewswire en homelandsecuritynewswire-03db97df5f1b032f24f842ecc876e4d2 EuropeAid Echo NaturalDisasters 31.4943738356216 -99.3600411817029 34.4208279415257 -106.108695523333 20120712213100 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/wild-weather.aspx?pageID=238&nid=25295&NewsCatID=418 It was 42 degrees centigrade in St. Louis, Missouri, last weekend, about the same as in Saudi Arabia. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:59:00 +0200 hurriyetdailynews en hurriyetdailynews-082ea71c717b2e9e93fe44821fddbc59 NaturalDisasters ClimateChange ManMadeDisasters Environment 24.63468 46.717911 38.6389 -90.342 20120712015900 http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/in-assam-the-brahmaputra-river-remains-uncontrollable/?partner=rss&emc=rss River embankments have failed to stem flooding, and experts seek a new approach. Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:32:00 +0200 nytimes en nytimes-b1b60b1b0fe393b9936f6fcab44574aa NaturalDisasters 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 20120709083200 http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/in-assam-the-brahmaputra-river-remains-uncontrollable/?partner=rss&emc=rss River embankments have failed to stem flooding, and experts seek a new approach. Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:22:00 +0200 IHT en IHT-b1b60b1b0fe393b9936f6fcab44574aa NaturalDisasters 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 20120709082200 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/russias-putin-acts-tough-but-faces-flood-risks Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:01 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Putin projects tough image in flood zone visit * Criticism over crisis could further dent popularity * Loyal media accused of focusing too much on his trip By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - It took only a few hours before Vladimir.... Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:44:00 +0200 trust en trust-1d4fa2cdc410043d8deec829fe3b6016 TerroristAttack NaturalDisasters 55.7388 37.6665 20120708194400 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/russias-putin-acts-tough-but-faces-flood-risks Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:01 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Putin projects tough image in flood zone visit * Criticism over crisis could further dent popularity * Loyal media accused of focusing too much on his trip By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - It took only a few hours before Vladimir.... Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:41:00 +0200 alertnet en alertnet-1d4fa2cdc410043d8deec829fe3b6016 TerroristAttack NaturalDisasters 55.7388 37.6665 20120708194100 http://news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-acts-tough-faces-flood-risks-161630451.html MOSCOW (Reuters) - It took only a few hours before Vladimir Putin was aboard a luxury helicopter, surveying the flood waters in southern Russia that have killed 150 people. Television channels showed the Russian president asking pointed questions and then grilling the governor and other local.... Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:45:00 +0200 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-65f114839257196817d42109270992be TerroristAttack NaturalDisasters 55.7388 37.6665 20120708184500 http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/NH09Dj03.html As climate change wreaks agricultural havoc and the "Great Drought of 2012" in the United States, the social unrest and conflict to follow will bring the world closer to the dystopian, resource-scarce future envisioned in The Hunger Games. While that novel depicts gladiatorial designs to suppress a.... Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:13:00 +0200 asiatimes en asiatimes-1db01d82d239bc5102e4b27a2d5609ae ClimateChange FoodSecurityFoodAid Environment NaturalDisasters Ecology 38.9051 -77.0162 20120808111300 http://mondediplo.com/openpage/the-hunger-wars-in-our-future The Great Drought of 2012 has yet to come to an end, but we already know that its consequences will be severe. With more than one-half of America's counties designated as drought disaster areas, the 2012 harvest of corn, soybeans, and other food staples is guaranteed to fall far short of predictions. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:27:00 +0200 mondediplo en mondediplo-5e417fe7330b656e2b0a910cb9bd034d Conflict Ecology NaturalDisasters ClimateChange Environment FoodSecurityFoodAid 38.9051 -77.0162 20120809112700