I write to express deep concern over the growing deforestation in Karachi, which poses serious risks to our environment, public health, and the city's resilience against climate change.Reports show ...

The world’s forests are under threat: hundreds of millions of hectares of forest have been cleared in recent decades. The ...

At least 150 people killed and many more missing after torrential rains cause flooding in Mokwa city in Niger State.

Ultimately, deforestation risks manifest as regulatory ... Along those lines, 2024 was the hottest year on record with wildfires, floods, and heatwaves inflicting billions in damages globally.

widespread flooding and droughts. Now is the time for urgent action. As long as companies overlook the risks in favour of immediate profits, crucial opportunities to tackle deforestation and its ...

More massive deforestation might alter water supplies ... leading to massive floods in 2009, 2012, and 2014. The region's climate system is oscillating more wildly. In the study she led, published ...

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Dams and levees lead to less frequent flooding, but erosion and deforestation mean more catastrophic floods when these barriers are breached. The more civilized you are, the less resilient you are.

Floods used to hit the Nyabugogo bus terminal because of deforestation in the surrounding hills. Image courtesy of Rwanda Inspirer. Vianney Ntakiyimana—a shop owner trading electronic equipment at ...

The nation is located in a busy earthquake zone and faces high levels of deforestation – factors that are linked to flooding and landslides, though it wasn't immediately clear if the areas hit ...

Flooding has wreaked havoc across Thailand this year, claiming more than 50 lives in the north and at least 25 in the south. While climate change plays a role, Pianporn Deetes, Southeast Asia ...

Brazilian street artist Mundano's latest work incorporates ash from forest fires and mud from flooding in Brazil to create a giant mural pleading for a stop to deforestation. The mural was ...