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2022: a year of living dangerously
Dec 05, 2022 (AFP)
- War in Ukraine - Russian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II when he sends troops into Ukraine on February 24 ...
UN launches record $51.5 bn emergency funding appeal
Dec 01, 2022 (AFP)
The United Nations' annual Global Humanitarian Overview estimated that 339 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency assistance next year -- a s...
Disasters cost $268 billion in 2022: Swiss Re
Dec 01, 2022 (AFP)
Insured losses covered $122 billion -- less than half -- of the total economic losses to date this year, said the Zurich-based group, which acts as an insurer f...
Natural disaster losses hit $115 bn this year: Swiss Re
Dec 01, 2022 (AFP)
Hurricane Ian, the single largest loss-causing event so far this year, caused an estimated insured loss of $50-65 billion alone, with total insured losses toppi...
Italy landslide death toll rises to 8, warnings 'ignored'
Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)
A wave of earth and debris crashed through the small town of Casamicciola Terme amid heavy rains on Saturday, destroying houses and sweeping cars down to the se...
Italy declares state of emergency after deadly island landslide
Nov 27, 2022 (AFP)
A wave of mud and debris crashed through the small town of Casamicciola Terme on Saturday morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping cars down to the se...
Rescuers search for missing after landslide on Italian island kills one
Nov 27, 2022 (AFP)
A wave of mud and debris swept through the small town of Casamicciola Terme early Saturday morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping cars down to the s...
Deadly Xinjiang fire stirs anger at China's zero-Covid policy
Nov 26, 2022 (AFP)
Ten people were killed and nine injured when the blaze ripped through a residential building in the regional capital Urumqi on Thursday night, according to stat...
China-Australia project contributes to studies on climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction
Nov 25, 2022 (SPX)
A China-Australia project is conducted to develop transferable integrated tools for the climate adaptation - disaster risk reduction spectrum, with a focus to h...
Indonesian rescuers race to find dozens missing after quake
Nov 24, 2022 (AFP)
Some have been pulled alive from the hulk of twisted metal and concrete in dramatic rescues in the town of Cianjur in West Java, including a six-year-old boy wh...
Indonesia boy, 6, rescued from quake rubble after two daysw
Nov 24, 2022 (AFP)
The dramatic rescue captured on camera Wednesday evening revived hopes that survivors could still be pulled alive from the wreckage days after the strong tremor...
Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rain hampers rescue
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
The calls for help came as authorities warned that debris from landslides caused by the strong quake near the town of Cianjur in West Java needed to be cleared ...
US presses China for debt relief in developing countries
Nov 15, 2022 (AFP)
The issue will be highlighted in the final joint statement when the summit in the Indonesian resort island of Bali ends this week, the official said, but there ...
UN, Red Cross pushes against explosives in populated areas
Nov 14, 2022 (AFP)
The impact of munitions use in built-up areas will be the focus of a conference of countries in Ireland this week expected to endorse a declaration committing t...
Climate disaster aid scheme 'Global Shield' launched at COP27
Nov 14, 2022 (AFP)
The "Global Shield against Climate Risks" comes as many of the most vulnerable nations are also demanding wider compensation for the "loss and damage" they have...
Amazon founder Bezos says will donate most of fortune to charity
Nov 14, 2022 (AFP)
The pledge matches similar commitments by some of the world's richest people, including Bill and Melinda Gates, Elon Musk, and others. In a CNN interview releas...
Nomadic Latino migrant labor aids Florida hurricane recovery
Nov 12, 2022 (AFP)
They have names like Jael, Juan and Francisco Antonio, and they flooded into Florida from other Gulf Coast states, and even from Mexico, to take on work. Many a...
Ukraine's Zelensky tells COP27 Russia's war harms climate efforts
Nov 08, 2022 (AFP)
Speaking by video-link to the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, Zelensky itemised the environmental fallout from the Russian assault on his country -- from compelli...
Cities under strain: India's predicted urban boom
Nov 08, 2022 (AFP)
The metropolis of Mumbai, one of India's biggest, grew by some eight million people in the past 30 years -- the rough equivalent of the whole of New York City -...
UN unveils global 'early warning' system for disasters at $3 billion
Nov 07, 2022 (AFP)
The price tag -- a relatively modest $3.1 billion, or less than 50 cents per person -- is a small price to pay for proven methods that can save thousands, if no...
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