The first climate change assessment report for Hawke’s Bay has been released, revealing an increased risk of ex-tropical cyclones, droughts and flooding. It was commissioned by the Climate ...

In 2022 alone, floods affected more than 90 million people globally, with damages surpassing $120 billion. Yet in others, prolonged droughts have had devastating consequences. In Southern Africa, ...

In 2022 alone, floods affected more than 90 million people globally, with damages surpassing $120 billion. Yet in others, prolonged droughts have had devastating consequences. In southern Africa ...

Like farmland in Australia, native forests struggle with drought and flooding, so future management decisions need more sophisticated systems to monitor and manage their water needs. A new study ...

But as rising temperatures deplete the snowpack and shrink mountaintop glaciers, the two tribes are facing a paradoxical reality: both flooding and drought could get worse in the coming decades.

Many African countries are facing frequent, deadly floods and droughts, which scientists attribute to climate change. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the second largest country in Africa ...

SINGAPORE - The weather in some of the world’s most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again, as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle ...

A new report has revealed how the 100 most populated cities globally are becoming increasingly exposed to flooding and drought. The study, led by WaterAid with academics from the University of ...

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Cities Face 'Whiplash' of Floods, Droughts as Temperatures Rise, Study Warns By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging ...

The world's 100 most populated cities are becoming increasingly exposed to flooding and drought, according to new research. Charity WaterAid worked with the University of Bristol and Cardiff ...