Natural Disasters
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Society
Society Pakistan
Promising a Million Flood-Proof Homes by 2024
In the wake of the floods that devasted Pakistan in 2022, an architect vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes by 2024, with a third of the target already reached and is calling for a more climate-conscious approach to building as climate change affects a growing…
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Society
Society India
Early Warning System Effectively Saves Lives in Cyclone Season
For the last 25 years, the coastal state of Odisha, India, has ramped up its preparedness against cyclones by mobilizing the population, building disaster-resilient infrastructure, and establishing an early warning system, thus becoming a global pioneer in disaster management.
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Environment
Environment
“Spend Now, Save Later” – Countries Should Start Fighting Climate Floods
A new global online tool has shown how investments in flood protection could save a lot of money and lives in the long term, so researchers are urging high-risk regions to invest now in dikes and other protective measures.
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Environment
Environment Zimbabwe
Indigenous People Go Old School: Homes on Stilts Better Than Brick Houses
Increasingly warm temperatures and heavy floods around Binga, Zimbabwe, led the indigenous Tonga people to look to their past to protect their families: they’re now building ngazi – traditional elevated wooden huts – next to their modern brick homes.
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Animals
Animals Australia
Australian Koala Hospital Raises Over 2 Million Dollars in a Bushfire Rescue Mission
An online fundraising campaign set up by a koala hospital in New South Wales, Australia, has raised more than $2.25 million to rescue and rehabilitate koalas dehydrated and burned by devastating recent bush fires.
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