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KAUST researchers reveal how the Red Sea’s location in a dust trap affects the regional climate. The Red Sea is located between North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the world’s largest dust source regions.Thu, 16 May 2019 09:26:00 +0200alphagalileo-0ee592c566e97311084178670789caf7alphagalileoen19.6158333 37.2163889EnvironmentClimateChangeNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidBab-el MandebEl NiñoEl Niño‐Southern Oscillation20190516092600https://reliefweb.int/report/world/cred-crunch-newsletter-issue-no-54-april-2019-disasters-2018-year-reviewBrussels 2019 - In 2018, there were 315 climate-related and geophysical disaster events recorded in the EM-DAT (International Disaster Database) with 11,804 deaths, and over 68 million people affected across the world. Globally, Indonesia recorded nearly half the total deaths from disasters, while....Mon, 29 Apr 2019 21:34:00 +0200reliefWeb-8d9682696cd7fdbb40be9a4bfc4d1c4freliefWeben50.8371 4.36761NaturalDisastersTH4001-RMRCombined20190429213400http://www.caribbean360.com/news/after-the-rain-the-lasting-effects-of-storms-in-the-caribbean-luis-felipe-lopez-calvaBy Luis Felipe López-Calva. UNITED NATIONS, Wednesday April 24, 2019 (IPS) – Sustainability is constitutive of the concept of development. Just as economist Amartya Sen has argued that there is no point in discussing the relationship between development and democracy, because democracy is....Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:16:00 +0200caribbean360-b8983ca945386ee3c52c7834fc501f09caribbean360en11.237269538962 -60.6641126875121NaturalDisastersEnvironmentUNbodiesLuis FelipeUNITED NATIONSHurricane MariaFelipe LópezAmartya Sen20190425051600http://www.ipsnews.net/2019/04/rain-lasting-effects-storms-caribbean/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rain-lasting-effects-storms-caribbeanand more dangerous due to global warming. This makes the probability of distribution over intensity of shocks one with “thicker tails” which in turn makes insurance more complex and expensive. As a recent IMF report found, “natural disasters occur more frequently and cost more on average in the....Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:48:00 +0200ipsnews-60e9fb76db7ba0fa874aa0204e3cce07ipsnewsen11.237269538962 -60.6641126875121NaturalDisastersEnvironmentHurricane Maria20190424114800https://opinion.inquirer.net/120929/be-prepared-2But the capital region was jolted nonetheless by the alarming shaking that caused tall buildings to visibly sway, reminding the public that a potentially much stronger quake — the “Big One” — can strike the metro and its environs. A 2004 Earthquake Impact Reduction Study for Metropolitan Manila by....Wed, 24 Apr 2019 04:22:00 +0200inquirer-7fc687a3cce599ed8a065ed22c3a9621inquireren14.64095 121.099701CrisisResponseNaturalDisastersInternational Cooperation AgencyCooperation AgencyNational Disaster Risk Reduction20190424042200https://www.latribuna.hn/2019/05/13/segun-informe-de-ong-alemana-honduras-entre-3-paises-azotados-por-desastres/Según los informes, los países que encabezan el listado junto a Honduras, como los más afectados por fenómenos meteorológicos, son Puerto Rico, Haití en el Caribe y Myanmar en el sur de Asia. Además, a esa lista se suman Nicaragua, Filipinas, Bangladesh, Pakistán, Vietnam, Tailandia y República Dominicana.Mon, 13 May 2019 13:15:00 +0200latribuna-fe89995ef340582c51eaea008de9ae3flatribunaes14.09905 -87.203087According to report by german ngo: Honduras, among 3 countries “hit” by disastersAccording to report by german ngo: Honduras, among 3 countries “hit” by disastersUNbodiesNaturalDisastersNaciones UnidasOrganización de las Naciones UnidasONU20190513131500https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/early-action-helps-women-farming-communities-vulnerable-droughtEWEA ) project to protect the livelihoods of rice farmers in selected vulnerable areas in Mindanao against the potential for extremely dry conditions. Through this project FAO conducted planning workshops and activities with farmers, including women, in Pigkawayan and Datu Saudi Ampatuan, which are....Wed, 22 May 2019 15:17:00 +0200reliefWeb-a768ce3efbb6cd5cd61837fc11e6a8e1reliefWeben14.6096 121.006ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironmentAgricultureUNbodiesMARS-STATCrisisResponseLuis FernandezFAONational Disaster Risk ReductionSaudi AmpatuanEl NiñoEl Niño Southern OscillationJose LuisJose Luis Fernandez20190522151700