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15/09/16

Glacial lake floods threaten Tibet

Tibet’s expanding glacial lakes threaten downstream communities in Nepal, reports Jane Qiu.

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11/08/16

Food insecurity follows floods in Sri Lanka

Extreme weather events are affecting Sri Lanka’s food security, UN reports and the country’s leaders say.

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30/06/16

Telemedicine saves lives in disaster zones

Remote consultations help medics provide better care to those hit by war and catastrophe, says Raghu Venugopal.

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16/06/16

Cyclone Roanu exposed Sri Lankan disaster response gaps

ICTs can help disaster response, so long as they are fully integrated into overall systems, says Nalaka Gunawardene.

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Cyclone Roanu exposed Sri Lankan disaster response gaps

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10/06/16

Deepwater spill pollution lingers on seabed

Future clean-ups need to delve deeper to prevent lasting damage to ocean wildlife.

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31/05/16

African migration may fuel rise in wildfire intensity

Traditional controlled burns could decline as more people move to cities, risking more-damaging fires, paper warns.

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African migration may fuel rise in wildfire intensity

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27/05/16

Post-quake Nepal vulnerable to geohazards

Nepal faces quake-induced geohazards and the release of residual stress from the 2015 temblor, says study.

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Post-quake Nepal vulnerable to geohazards

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23/05/16

El Niño and fighting leave 80 million in food crisis

Conflicts as well as droughts caused by Pacific warming have hit global food supplies, reveals report.

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06/05/16

The price of fashion’s murky supply chains

Three years on from factory disaster in Bangladesh, the clothing industry’s impact remains opaque, says Bryony Moore.

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27/04/16

Nepalis still on unstable ground one year after quake

This photo gallery visits the Himalayan nation where 2015’s disaster has left the country prone to deadly landslides.

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Nepalis still on unstable ground one year after quake

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26/04/16

Why do people choose to live in disaster areas?

In this photo essay, we meet the residents of disaster-prone areas and investigate why they often choose to remain.

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22/04/16

Lessons from the Pacific Ring of Fire

A seismologist explains what triggered the deadly earthquake in Ecuador and how to reduce future risk.

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