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Floods could affect nearly 2.7m people in Pakistan by 2030: Study
2015-03-05 23:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tribune: As many as 2.7 million people could be affected yearly by river-floods in Pakistan by 2030; while the number of people globally affected by the floods every year could reach 54 million, a study said on Thursday. According to the report, prepared by the US-based World Resources Institute think-tank and four Dutch research groups, it estimated that people being affected by the river-floods could reach up to 2.7 million people by 2013. Currently, an estimated 715,000 people in Pakistan are affected...
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India, Bangladesh, China most at risk from river floods: study
2015-03-05 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India, Bangladesh and China are most at risk from river floods, with an increasing number of people threatened because of climate change and economic growth in low-lying regions, a study said on Thursday. The U.S.-based World Resources Institute think-tank and four Dutch research groups estimated that some 21 million people worldwide were affected by river flooding in a typical year. "That number could increase to 54 million in 2030 due to climate change and socio-economic development," their report...
Waterjet Contractor Helps Audubon Bridge Construction Site: Removes Temporary Pier Piles After Record Floods
2015-02-19 17:52:00| Offshore Technology
Midwest Mobile Waterjet developed unique waterjet cutter that was dropped between 20ft and 40ft inside the piles to cut them off 3ft below the riverbed.
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Albania declares state of emergency historic floods
2015-02-05 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Albanian has declared a state of emergency after some of the worst floods the country has ever seen, which the countrys prime minister says have been exacerbated by past deforestation and soil erosion. Hundreds of families have been evacuated from flood zones in the countrys south, where heavy rains have again been forecast for Friday. There are some critical hotspots where disasters can occur, Albanias prime minister Edi Rama told the Guardian at his office in Tirana. We have had reasonable...
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Urgent Help Needed in Malawi After Floods Destroy Food Production
2015-01-29 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
MALAWI - Farmers in southern Malawi urgently need seeds and livestock after intense flooding destroyed their fields and homes, washing away animals and crops and threatening local food security.
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