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Agriculture & Environment: Tropical cyclones

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Tropical cyclones give developing countries much needed rain for agriculture. But as the earth warms, they are set to become more intense and strong cyclones can cause great loss of life and property.

(Credit: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response Team)

Opinions and Analysis

Ocean-climate buoy in the tropical Pacific Time to stop losing ocean data to vandalism

More must be done to prevent damage of ocean data buoys that costs money, vital data — and lives, say Sidney Thurston and M. Ravichandran.

15 February 2012 | EN

Asia–Pacific Analysis: Be proactive on disaster planning

South-East Asia has suffered from neglecting planning for disasters. Governments must heed the warnings and act now, argues Crispin Maslog.

26 January 2012 | EN | FR | 中文

Policy Briefs

People with house damage from cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh. An integrated approach to disaster management

An analysis of integrating disaster management in developing countries in the context of increased disaster risk from climate change.

8 October 2008 | EN
Source: UN-DESA


News and Features

Tropical cyclone damage Damage from tropical cyclones 'set to soar'

Tropical cyclone damage costs are set to increase dramatically because of climate change, and population and economic growth, says a study.

9 February 2012 | EN | ES

A fish in the Pacific Global warming may raise risk of Pacific fish poisoning

Pacific islanders are at much higher risk of ciguatera fish toxins than previously thought, and the number of sufferers is increasing.

26 January 2012 | EN