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Severe Flooding in NSW, catastrophic bushfires in WA destroy homes, farms and businesses in Australia Disaster zones have been declared in two Australian states due to catastrophic bushfires in Western Australia (WA), which began on 23 November, and severe flooding in northwestern New South Wales (NSW).

exert "However, national-level efforts ... must be complemented by people-centred action at grassroots level"

Tens of thousands evacuated as extreme rain events swamp central China More than a million people have been affected in central China's Hunan province, as storms dumped 200+mm of rain in less than 24 hours. Floods have claimed at least a dozen lives, leaving many others injured, damaging or destroying thousands of homes, and forcing...

Kenya plagued by extreme rain events, storms and rising temperatures Dozens of people have lost their lives, and at least 100,000 others have been affected by torrential rains, which have triggered widespread flooding, strong winds and rising temperatures across Kenya. Floods have destroyed homes and infrastructure, washed away crops and drowned livestock.

At least 150 people have died since August in the worst floods to have hit the south-east Asian country in 11 years, after heavy rain swamped homes, washed away bridges and forced thousands of people to evacuate

Posted by feww on June 20, 2011 Extreme rains have inundated large parts of several provinces in China affecting millions of people according to China's official news agency. Torrential rains have also triggered landslide destroying homes, roads, bridges, dykes, and other infrastructure, killing many people.

Worst ever flooding in Thailand threatens capital Bangkok Rising floodwaters which have killed or injured hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of homes across Thailand are now threatening the capital Bangkok.

A light, taunting shower of rain fell in Funafuti recently. It lasted minutes, with the slightest film of moisture quickly burned away by the bright sun, dashing the hopes of this crowded, parched atoll. Funafuti and the other eight tiny islands that comprise the Pacific nation of Tuvalu, home to slightly more than 10,000 people, have not seen substantial rainfall since last November.

Which of the following accounts for the largest share of the UK's carbon footprint? All our holiday flights, all the power used in our homes or … Russia? Okay, so it's kind of a trick question, but according to a scientific paper published this week, we might reasonably conclude that the answer is Russia - though to understand why it's necessary to go back a couple of steps.

THE lake-spotted landscape of Canada is home to a watery mystery. According to a painstaking satellite survey of 1.3 million lakes stretching from coast to coast, the country lost 6700 square kilometres - or 1.2 per cent - of its water surface area between 2000 and 2009.