Floods and Flood Zones

Flood mitigation measurements in the Netherlands

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http://blog.fabric.ch/index.php?/archives/2009/01/27.html

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Flood mitigation measurements in the Netherlands

The image shows how the Netherlands is trying to prevent flooding due to the rise in sea level. There are several projects going on, which try to prevent flooding, especially in areas with a high population density.

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Global Average Sea Level Rise 1990-2100

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IPCC

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Global Average Sea Level Rise 1990-2100

 

  • Not only does the melting of ice caps lead to a direct ecosystem loss, it also has, together with the melting of glaciers, an effect on the rise of the average sea level.
  • Sea level rise impacts directly all those costal environments and ecosystems. Many islands would potentially disappear.

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U.N. report warns environment is at tipping point

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U.N. report warns environment is at tipping point
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The earth's environmental systems "are being pushed towards their biophysical limits," beyond which loom sudden, irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes, the United Nations Environment Program warned Wednesday.

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http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/story/2012-06-06/un-environment-report/55431404/1?csp=34news

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"Monster" rules Nepal village on climate frontline

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Gopal Sharma
"Monster" rules Nepal village on climate frontline
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BARAHBISE, Nepal, Looking at the swirling grey waters of the Bhote Koshi River, Ratna Kaji remembers when it turned into a "monster," leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.

"It came down roaring, washed away homes and people when they were sleeping," the 77-year-old said of the 1996 flood, caused by a massive landslide that blocked the river which eventually gushed out by breaking its mud wall.

"People had hardly any time to gather their belongings."

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http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/monster-rules-nepal-village-on-climate-frontline/

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Plan now for climate-related disasters - U.N. report

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David Fogarty and Deborah Zabarenko
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* Rising population, development put more in harm's way

* Policymakers urged to act in next few decades

* Less emphasis on mitigation, more on cutting risk

By David Fogarty and Deborah Zabarenko  

March 28 (Reuters) - A future on Earth of more extreme weather and rising seas will require better planning for natural disasters to save lives and limit deepening economic losses, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a major report on the effects of climate change. 

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http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/plan-now-for-climate-related-disasters-un-report/

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Water-short world will need 'more crop per drop' - experts

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Megan Rowling
Water-short world will need 'more crop per drop' - experts
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MARSEILLE, France (AlertNet) - Water must be used more efficiently and its waste reduced if the world is to meet rising food demand from a fast-expanding population amid the pressures of climate change, experts have said ahead of World Water Day.

Marked each year on March 22, the United Nations hopes the 2012 event will focus attention on water's critical role in feeding the world.

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http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/water-short-world-will-need-more-crop-per-drop-experts

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