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Surge in climate change-related disasters poses growing threat to food security

2015-11-28 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

FAO: Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and severity over the last three decades, increasing the damage caused to the agricultural sectors of many developing countries and putting them at risk of growing food insecurity, FAO warned in a new report released today ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) in Paris. Worldwide, between 2003 and 2013 - the period analyzed in the study - the average annual number of disasters...

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Climate deal urgent after weather-linked disasters kill 600,000 20 years: UN

2015-11-23 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Weather-related disasters have grown more frequent over the last 20 years, claiming more than 600,000 lives, the UN said Monday, issuing a further call for nations to strike a landmark deal on climate change. The report from the United Nations agency for disaster risk reduction (UNISDR) said floods, storms and other extreme weather events have killed 606,000 people since 1995, "with an additional 4.1 billion people injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance." The report noted...

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GoTenna to Help NYC Businesses Stay Connected During Disasters

2015-11-19 22:59:45| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

A HUD grant is bringing off-grid communication device goTenna to 20,000 small businesses in NYC.

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Facebook to Broaden Use of Safety Check in Disasters

2015-11-17 01:14:47| TechNewsWorld

Facebook faced a social media firestorm this weekend for deploying its safety check tool during Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris. Large numbers of people used social media to let loved ones and officials know they were hiding, injured, or safe and out of harm's way. The decision provoked questions over why the technology was not deployed during similar incidents in other regions.

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