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How climate change became a highly charged term in Libya

Libyans say climate change isn't an excuse for the amount of neglect that happened with the maintenance of the dams

Ahmed Maher 21 October 2023

Natural disasters in first half of 2023 rack up $194b price tag

Deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria earlier this year were followed by the Morocco earthquake, floods in Libya, and an extreme heatwave in Europe, which will further drive costs up

Al Majalla - London 26 September 2023

International recovery support needed after Libya floods

Fares Garabet 18 September 2023

A view shows people looking at the damaged areas in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 14, 2023.

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Libya floods: As families search for loved ones, politicians trade blame

The enormity of the destruction in Derna and the surrounding region is immense. In a city of 100,000, 15-20% of the population could be dead or missing.

Ben Fishman 14 September 2023

North Africa reels from natural and man-made disasters

Fares Garabet 14 September 2023

Remains of destroyed houses are seen almost one month after Hurricane Ian landfall in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, U.S., October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

Hurricanes and Floods Bring $120 Billion in Insurance Losses in 2022

Hurricane Ian in the United States and floods and Australia helped to make 2022 one of the costliest years on record for natural disasters, Munich Re said on Tuesday, warning that climate change was…

09 January 2023

Flood victims from monsoon rain use a makeshift barge to carry hay for cattle, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, on Sept. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Donors Offer Over $9B For Pakistan After Devastating Floods

Dozens of countries and international institutions on Monday pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from devastating summer floods, with the sum set to balloon further at a…

AP 09 January 2023

FILE - A child is weighed at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, on Sept. 19, 2022. In many Middle Eastern and African nations, climatic shocks killed hundreds and displaced thousands every year, causing worsening food shortages. With limited resources, they also are among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable to climate change impacts. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

In War-Torn States Hurt By Climate, Scant Hope For New Funds

In conflict-ravaged nations like Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts kill hundreds of people and uproot tens of thousands from their homes. These countries and many others in the…

AP 22 November 2022

FILE- People wade through flooded roads in Bayelsa, Nigeria, Oct. 20, 2022. Climate change is to blame for the deadliest yet heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and the neighboring Sahel region between the months of June and October leaving more than 800 people dead. (AP Photo/Reed Joshua, File)

Nigeria Floods 80 Times More Likely With Climate Change

Heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad and the surrounding region between June and October this year was made 80 times more likely because of climate change, a rapid analysis by…

AP 16 November 2022

A pedestrian pushing a baby pram crosses a flooding intersection as heavy rains affect Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

More Severe Weather Forecast For Australia's Southeast Amid Flood Crisis

Australia's weather forecaster predicted heavy rain for large swaths of the country's flood-hit south and east on Sunday as a flood crisis continues in the two most populous states. The week-long…

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