Tag: floods
Pakistan Floods: Can the country recover from climate disaster? | The Stream
The Stream takes a look at recovery efforts following disasters in Pakistan and Puerto Rico that are both linked to climate change. It’s been more than three months since catastrophic flooding in Pakistan initiated one of the country’s most severe climat...
Footage of catastrophic 7.7 earthquake in Mexico! Huge damage (sismo)
At 13:05:06 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6-7.7 occurred between the Mexican states of Michoacán and Colima. In the states of Aguascalientes, Guan...
Pakistan's largest lake on the verge of bursting banks – thousands still wait for help | DW News
Pakistani officials on Tuesday were left struggling after a third attempt to drain the country's largest freshwater lake failed. After weeks of devastating floods, Lake Manchar in Sindh province is dangerously close to overflowing – which could destroy t...
Experts warn California of a disaster 'larger than any in world history.' It's not an earthquake.
A study says that as the Earth warms, a California flood that would swamp Los Angeles, displace millions and cause historic damage gets more likely.
Floods, droughts and effects of extreme weather conditions.| DW Documentary
Long periods of sunny weather; a few heavy rain showers. That’s all fine...or is it? With increasing frequency, summer days are turning into long periods of drought, while rainfall is causing catastrophic flooding. Whereas weather systems were relatively...