Michael H. Glantz, with Robert J. Ross and Gavin G. Daugherty ISBN 978-1-896559-47-6 (pbk) 122 pages, 8.5 x 11, full color throughout. 40+ illustrations and maps. 200+ references with QR codes. China’s $4 trillion-dollar initiative launched in 2013 to finance infrastructure projects in more than 70 countries through […]
Mariana Iturrizaga May 2019 The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the EU-UNDP-World Bank organized World Reconstruction Conference 4, is an opportunity for us to come together and accelerate our implementation of the Sendai Framework and improve our recovery processes. A common theme running through both of […]
US Agency for International Development Relief Web OVERVIEW • Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region2 experience a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, and volcanoes. El Niño and La Niña phenomena occur periodically, exacerbating the impacts of […]
World Bank May 8, 2019 El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, refers to the natural year to year variations in the ocean and atmosphere in the tropical Pacific. ENSO refers to both the El Niño and La Niña phenomena together. El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean […]
Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation May 2, 2019 Farmers in the ‘Dry Corridor’ lost more than half of their maize and beans in 2018 to climate-linked drought or unusually heavy rain BOGOTA, May 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than one million people across Central America need food […]
By Juan Zamorano and Arnulfo Franco Washington Post April 30, 2019 GATÚN, Panama — An intense drought related to this year’s El Nino phenomenon has precipitously lowered the level of Panama’s Gatun Lake, forcing the country’s Canal Authority to impose draft limits this week on ships moving through […]
The Hindu | Special Correspondent April 28, 2019 Scientists at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) are of the view that as El Nino gains momentum, sardine stock off the Kerala waters will be severely affected leading to a substantial drop in catch. After studying data on […]
