In the southern state of Victoria, worst hit by the recent floods, officials warn that the danger will remain for weeks, with the ground already saturated.
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Kathmandu Finally Got Tap Water. After a Climate Disaster, It Was Gone.
A disaster that wiped out a decades-long project to bring pipe-borne water to Nepal’s capital shows the mismatch between slow-moving donor-financed efforts and rapid global warming.
Florida’s GOP Leaders Opposed Climate Aid. Now They’re Depending on It.
Senior Republican politicians in the state have opposed federal action against global warming, which is making storms like Hurricane Ian more destructive.
Three Ways to Build Back Smarter After Hurricane Ian
Big storms are becoming more common. That makes it crucial to take climate change into account when rebuilding.
Your Monday Briefing: Indonesia’s Stadium Tragedy
Plus Brazil votes in national elections and China wrestles with Covid fatigue.
Battered by Floods and Trapped in Debt, Pakistani Farmers Struggle to Survive
The recent flooding has plunged small farmers in sharecropping arrangements further into debt with their landlords — a cycle that has worsened as extreme weather events become increasingly common.
Hospitals in Coastal Cities Risk Flooding Even in ‘Weak’ Hurricanes, Study Finds
In a third of the 78 cities examined on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, half or more of hospitals were at risk from a Category 2 storm, the researchers said.
Ian Moves North
We have the latest on Hurricane Ian, another storm to gather strength with frightening speed.
Floods in Central Italy Leave at Least 9 Dead
The downpour was the latest in a summer of extreme weather events. Streets were turned into rivers, bridges and highways were blocked and thousands were left without power.
Your Thursday Briefing: Pakistan, Submerged
Plus Volodymyr Zelensky visits a reclaimed city and the downfall of Malaysia’s former prime minister.