IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 7280: Do Long-Term Natural Disasters Influence Social Trust? Empirical Evidence from China

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:49:00 +0200mdpi (en)

The natural environment is one of the most critical factors that profoundly influences human races. Natural disasters may have enormous effects on individual psychological characteristics. Using China ’s long-term historical natural disaster dataset from 1470 to 2000 and data from a household survey....

Authorities warn of mounting risks of natural disasters in July

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:35:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Wednesday warned of mounting risks of natural disasters in July as the country's major river basins enter flood season. This month, floods may occur in some of the country's major rivers, including the Yangtze, Yellow, Huaihe and Heilongjiang....

Scottish Government | Official News Release Funding to restore nature and tackle biodiversity loss

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:33:00 +0200wired-gov (en)

10 million for local and national projects. Projects that restore nature, safeguard wildlife and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss and climate change will get a share of 10 million through a new Scottish Government fund. The Nature Restoration Fund will support a mix of urban and rural-focused....

Authorities warn of mounting risks of natural disasters in July

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:10:00 +0200xinhuanet-english (en)

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Wednesday warned of mounting risks of natural disasters in July as the country's major river basins enter flood season. This month, floods may occur in some of the country's major rivers, including the Yangtze, Yellow, Huaihe and Heilongjiang....

Authorities warn of mounting risks of natural disasters in July

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:46:00 +0200nampa (en)

. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Wednesday warned of mounting risks of natural disasters in July as the country's major river basins enter flood season. This month, floods may occur in some of the country's major rivers, including the Yangtze,....

Funding to restore nature and tackle biodiversity loss

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:34:00 +0200scottishgovernment (en)

Projects that restore nature, safeguard wildlife and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss and climate change will get a share of £10 million through a new Scottish Government fund. The Nature Restoration Fund will support a mix of urban and rural-focused projects, such as improving greenspace for....

Natural hazard triggered technological risks in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:13:00 +0200nature-Earth-and-Environmental-Sciences (en)

Distribution of Natech risk triggered by typhoons. Based on precipitation data of typhoon period, the precipitation and the affected area caused by each typhoon were calculated in the unit of districts or counties. The distribution map of frequency distribution and annual average precipitation caused by typhoons of the YREB is shown in Fig.

Millones de personas fueron golpeadas por fuertes lluvias en Guangxi, CCTV enfocado en “Golden Waterfall” bombardeado | Inundación | Cascada de Detian

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:40:00 +0200notiulti (es)

[Epoch Times News on July 4, 2021](Informado por el reportero de La Gran Época Li Jing) Recientemente, Sufrió grave Los desastres afectaron a más de un millón de personas en 46 condados. Con el fin de desenterrar la “orientación correcta de la opinión pública” de los desastres naturales y provocados....

Millions of people were hit by heavy rains in Guangxi, CCTV focused on “Golden Waterfall” bombed | Flood | Detian Waterfall

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:56:00 +0200archyde (en)

From the evening of the 27th, Guangxi Heavy rain in parts of northern and central Guangxi rainstorm , Local heavy rain. The Guangxi Meteorological Observatory upgraded the blue rainstorm warning to the yellow rainstorm warning. At 11:30 on June 29, the Guangxi Meteorological Bureau upgraded its....

MIL-OSI China: Rains bring flooding to northern China, Yangtze

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:23:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Source: China State Council Information Office 2. Floodwaters almost submerge a ferry bridge in Rong’an county in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Friday. [Photo by Tan Kaixing/For China Daily] Heavy rains are expected to continue causing floods along small rivers in China’s Yangtze....

Rains bring flooding to northern China, Yangtze

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 04:41:00 +0200china.org.cn (en)

Floodwaters almost submerge a ferry bridge in Rong'an county in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Friday. [Photo by Tan Kaixing/For China Daily] Heavy rains are expected to continue causing floods along small rivers in China's Yangtze River region after the country triggered its....

New weather satellite for better forecasts takes first images

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:35:00 +0200chinadaily (en)

The first color image taken by the Fengyun 4B satellite on July 1, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Fengyun 4B weather satellite in orbit test captured its first group of pictures with higher definition, which can better help China forecast abrupt weather events, the China Meteorological Administration said on Thursday.

Coastal cities face mortality on climate 'frontline'

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:26:00 +0200RTERadio (en)

For thousands of years, people have built their great metropolises right up against the contours of coasts, in estuaries and deltas, confident of the ebb and flow of the tides. Domination of the seas allowed many coastal cities to become trading powerhouses and cultural melting pots.

State councilor presses for flood prevention, production safety

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 05:58:00 +0200publicnow (en)

State Councilor Wang Yong took an inspection tour to Central China 's Hunan province this week, investigating the work on flood prevention and production safety. Wang stressed all-out efforts to ensure a safe flood season and prevent severe disasters and accidents.

¿Qué hay detrás de las inundaciones récord de China?

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:16:00 +0200noticiasdelatierra (es)

Millones de personas se han visto afectadas esta vez, con cientos de miles de personas evacuadas, carreteras sumergidas, sitios turísticos cerrados y altos costos económicos. Aquí hay cinco preguntas sobre por qué China todavía sufre graves inundaciones todos los años.

Surfside condo collapse: 8 of the biggest structural failures in history

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:44:00 +0200fox13memphis (en)

Miami building collapse Household items and debris dangle from a partially collapsed multistory beachfront condo, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee) June 25, 2021 at 4:12 pm CDT By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk First-responders continued to search for....

Surfside condo collapse: 8 of the biggest structural failures in history

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:40:00 +0200kiro7 (en)

Miami building collapse Household items and debris dangle from a partially collapsed multistory beachfront condo, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee) June 25, 2021 at 2:12 pm PDT By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk First-responders continued to search for....

Surfside condo collapse: 8 of the biggest structural failures in history

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:19:00 +0200wftv (en)

Miami building collapse Household items and debris dangle from a partially collapsed multistory beachfront condo, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee) June 25, 2021 at 5:12 pm EDT By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk First-responders continued to search for....

Las lluvias vuelven a demostrar que el sistema de drenaje de Caracas necesita mantenimiento y modernización

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:48:00 +0200cronica-uno (es)

Hasta este 25 de junio ha llovido 72,7 mm, el promedio histórico para este mes es de 110,3 mm. El aguacero de este jueves 24 de junio fue el más importante en lo que va de mes con 26,0 mm de lluvia que provocaron grandes inundaciones en diversos puntos de la ciudad. Caracas.

Humedales para la reducción del riesgo de desastres

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:28:00 +0200iagua (es)

Los humedales abarcan diversos tipos de ecosistemas tales como lagos, llanuras aluviales de inundación y manglares costeros y brindan toda una variedad de servicios importantes para las personas y el medio ambiente. Actúan como barreras naturales frente a los desastres, por lo que son valiosos para....

Protests in Nepal's Sindhupalchawk against Chinese road construction firm after landslides, damage to houses

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:32:00 +0200news-yahoo-in (en)

Kathmandu [Nepal], June 22 (ANI): A Chinese firm -- China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), responsible for road construction in Nepal's Sindhupalchawk has been witnessing people's fury over the landslide incidents and damage to houses in the district.

MRC says Mekong River rises significantly over past week

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 01:36:00 +0200khmertimes (en)

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) says torrential rains caused a “big jump” in Mekong water levels in the week to Wednesday. In a statement released Friday, the MRC Secretariat in Vientiane said: “Water levels have increased significantly over the last seven days but some sections will see a slight dip over the next five days.