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In Trinidad, Causes Debated as Flooding Worsens

2013-05-12 11:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Officially, the Caribbean`s rainy season begins in June, coinciding with the start of the hurricane season. But recently, heavy rains have signalled an early start to the rainy season, flooding streets, swelling rivers and causing widespread damage to crops. "With global warming, you have to expect anything these days," Shiraz Khan, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Farmers` Association (TTFA), told IPS. He said the situation has been further complicated by the fact that during the dry season,...

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Drought Worsens, Scorching Much of the Country

2013-04-20 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CNBC: The drought that ravaged much of the U.S. in 2012 shows no sign of letting up. Spring rains have eased concerns in the Southeast and in some areas of the Midwest, but other sections are not so lucky. "The western half of the country is bad and will probably get even worse," said Richard Heim, a drought monitor expert at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "In the plains and California, the long term drought conditions are degrading. It's going to be while before they...

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Climate change worsens urban hunger, new policies needed - IIED

2013-03-28 11:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AlertNet: Tackling hunger is not only a question of producing more food in rural areas, but requires looking at why poor urban populations struggle to eat enough - a problem aggravated by climate change, a report from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) said on Thursday. Policies to improve food security in developing nations tend to focus on helping farmers in the countryside grow more food, and often neglect the causes of hunger in towns and cities, the paper said. "More...

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Brazil moves to reduce disaster risk as severe rainfall worsens

2013-03-27 14:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AlertNet: Increasingly heavy summer rainfall, linked to changing climate conditions, is taking a worsening toll on Brazil. Just this month, 30 people died when heavy rain caused landslides in Petrópolis, a city located in the highlands of Rio de Janeiro state. Such cases are becoming more common around the country. In So Paulo, Brazil's largest city, at least two people died this summer due to urban flooding. And in January 2011, also in Rio de Janeiro state's highlands, more than 1,000 people were killed...

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