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The Government has intervened after a warning Wairoa residents would be exposed to an “intolerable risk to life” from severe weather if critical flood prot
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At Mumbai Climate Week, the WMO-WHO Climate and Health Joint Programme, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Wellcome announced two new integrated initiatives to protect South Asians from extreme heat – a rapidly escalating threat to human health and economic stability in the subcontinent. “Few regions feel the impacts of extreme heat as sharply as South Asia, and I welcome the clear determination to respond. We all know that every death primarily due to excess heat can be prevented and heat health action plans are saving lives,” said WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo.
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Recent severe weather and flooding have seen a huge number of 'states of emergency' declared across the country. In fact, there has already been more states of emergency declared in 2026 than all of last year, and we're only in February. So, what's behind this rise and how does the whole process work? John Price, Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management spoke to Jesse.
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After another run of storms, do declarations of states of emergency risk "crying wolf"?
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An Earth Sciences New Zealand co-led international team has drilled the longest-ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a record stretching back millions of years that will help climate scientists forecast the fate of the ice sheet in our warming world.
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A large, low-pressure system has caused flooding, power outages, school closures, evacuations and travel disruptions in the lower North Island, and is heading towards the south.
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This was one of the key messages from the Central Africa workshop on strengthening coordination between NMHS, National Disaster Risk Management Authorities, and regional entities supporting the production and dissemination of early warnings. The workshop, co-organized by WMO, UNDRR and ECCAS, took place in Ndjamena, Chad, on 10-12 February, and sought to strengthen collaboration and operational procedures between early warning stakeholders in all Central African nations.
Insurance companies are in retreat from some communities deemed too dangerous to cover, so where is less risk-prone?
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With fires and floods occurring simultaneously, and overlapping with international deployments, sharing critical resources is becoming an increasingly complex task.
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Barry Shepherd has helped at some of the most confronting national and international disasters. His extensive disaster relief CV includes the 2004 Boxing Day...
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The Government defends its decision not to call an emergency COBRA meeting.
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Seventeen years after Black Saturday, experts reflect on what was learnt from the disaster and how it informs Victoria's current bushfire response.
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Asaeli Ratuwara felt an instant connection with the national broadcaster and has seen how vital the service is especially during disasters.
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The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Vanuatu in late 2024 caused damage across the country and the impacts are still being felt today.
Luci Harrison says she had to get a second mortgage to help pay for a retaining wall after her house was damaged in the Auckland Anniversary floods.
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An East Cape settlement might suffer more damage in coming days unless the local council clears a stream bed that was raised about 1.5m by a devastating flood last month, locals say.
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Insurers have begun their retreat as climate change bites. Back-to-back disasters in recent years have pushed insured loss into the billions and forced tough...
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A Treasury report suggested two tranches of the new school seismic projects were approved in December by the Cabinet, with each worth more than $100 million.
McGill University has launched a new intervention lab to improve crisis response in the event of a future pandemic, or other emergency, such as climate disasters. Dr. Prativa Baral is the lab's co-director.
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Aboriginal residents in the Northern Territory's Daly Region are dismayed they've had to move away from their remote community to Darwin, as rising flood waters threaten their homes.
In a meeting Tuesday, councillors approved increasing the maximum grant from 25% to 40% of a property's pre-storm capital value where mitigation is considered the best practicable way to reduce risk to life.
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Three years after the Auckland Anniversary floods, the community is working together to turn the Wairau creek catchment into something residents won't fear.
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The decision will be the first of many as the full force of climate change arrives, a researcher says.
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Engineers told the council buildings should not usually be allowed in "runout" zones.
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Extreme weather may be the trigger for deadly and devastating slash, but the lines on who is responsible for prevention and clean-up are blurred.
Natural hazard risk is a reality of living in New Zealand. Use this checklist to make sure you understand the risk profile of a property, before you buy.
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Explainer: Looking forward to a quiet Sunday night? Your phone may have other plans.
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You may not be able to stop water coming onto your property during a storm - but there are some things you can do.
The US Geological Survey believed yesterday's would potentially tie with the sixth largest earthquake recorded, which happened in Chile in 2010, but said it needs more data to verify that.
Humanitarian crises are intensifying due to conflict and climate change. The United Nations, through OCHA, leads efforts to bring the world together to tackle humanitarian emergencies and save the lives of people caught in crises.
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