the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report is predicting huge sea level changes which could have a devastating effect on low-lying countries such as Bangladesh. The research group is not the first to suggest that the IPCC’s forecast of an average rise in global sea levels of 28-43cm by 2100 is too conservative. The [...]

A devastating flood has hit South Asia and resulted in nearly 20 million people being displaced.  The flood has also claimed more than 200 lives. India: 125 people killed and another 12 million stranded, mostly in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam Bangladesh: 64 people have been killed and 7 million are marooned Nepal: Thousands of [...]

The worst floods to hit Malaysia in 37 years have forced nearly 100,000 people out of their homes. Food shortages and looting have prompted heavy criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis. In neighbouring Indonesia, at least six people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced by flash floods caused by the [...]

Swollen rivers have swamped thousands of villages and towns across India’s south and west. The floods forced millions of people from their homes as rescuers struggled to bring them food and drinking water. India’s annual monsoon rains have triggered floods across at least five states since the weekend, killing around 200 people. The rains – [...]

According to AFP, New Orleans has now mostly been pumped dry by the US Army engineers.  The amount of water moved is colossal – approximately a quarter of a trillion gallons of water.  All that now remains is small areas of pooling. It took 43 days of around-the-clock work to patch broken levees and pump out [...]