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The 2024 World Risk Report is out, highlighting which countries are most at risk from natural disasters, and what can be done to prevent catastrophes and mitigate the effects.
Homeowners in Louisiana and Florida face the highest estimated annual losses per person from natural disasters, a new report ...
NEW YORK – Earthquakes, floods, storms – the world is not adequately prepared to face increasing disasters, said a report published on Tuesday calling for a rethink of global risk management ...
In its World Disasters Report 2022, the IFRC said "all countries remain dangerously unprepared for future outbreaks" despite COVID-19 killing more people than any earthquake, drought or hurricane ...
World is on brink of catastrophic warming, U.N. climate change report says. A dangerous climate threshold is near, but ‘it does not mean we are doomed’ if swift action is taken, scientists say ...
The world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics, the Red Cross warned in a report. "Our world is becoming increasingly hazardous," the report said. The Red Cross' secretary general said ...
Hotter temperatures are more effective at evaporating water out of plants and soil, leading to droughts and failed crop seasons. At the same time, a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, which ...
A world disasters report released Wednesday says the uncontrolled spread of disease kills more people than floods, earthquakes, and wars. Compared to natural disasters which grab news headlines ...
More than half a million people were killed in 10 disasters that climate change worsened, according to a new report. By Austyn Gaffney Two weeks before world leaders meet to debate the climate ...
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization delivers a stark warning: ... In 2024, climate-driven disasters triggered the highest number of new displacements in 16 years, ...
The 2024 World Risk Report is out, highlighting which countries are most at risk from natural disasters, and what can be done to prevent catastrophes and mitigate the effects.