Flooding Archives - ClimaHealth

PAHO supports emergency response following flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Climate change, El Niño and infrastructure failures behind massive floods in southern Brazil

Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world

Increasing April-May rainfall, El Niño and high vulnerability behind deadly flooding in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran

The unexpected health risks of flooding

Deadly Floods in Brazil Were Worsened by Climate Change, Study Finds

UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather

Climate health risks posed by floods, droughts and water quality call for urgent action

State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Midwives: Heroes on the front lines of the global climate crisis

Doubled estimate of fatal fungal infections sharpens scientific focus

El Niño-linked rains trigger devastation in Brazil

New NOAA climate action plan emphasizes needs of underserved communities

Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome, and the Gates Foundation Join Forces to Accelerate Global Health Equity and Impact

Cities are key to a climate-resilient Europe, stronger adaptation targets can boost progress

Europe experiences widespread flooding and severe heatwaves in 2023

Launch of The Local Climate Adaptation Tool (LCAT)

LSHTM launches new Climate and Maternal and Child Health (CLIMACH) special interest group

B.C. report says climate change brings health risk, as doctor fears ’colossal harms’

The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change

‘We don’t know what tomorrow will bring’: how climate change is affecting Fijians’ mental health

Parking Lots Cause More Heat and Flooding—Here’s How 100 U.S. Cities Rank

Understanding the Lasting Impacts of Climate-Driven Disasters on Children’s Lives

These are the ways rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change

Turning Disaster into Opportunity in Flood-Prone Bangladesh

YSPH study reveals the human health costs of exposure to floods

It’s not just extreme weather: ‘Climate-sensitive’ diseases are spreading through the US

How we’re using AI to combat floods, wildfires and extreme heat

Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps

Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas

WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world

2022 in focus: climate and health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

UNDP, UNDRR and WMO developing new tracking system for hazardous events and disaster losses and damages

New toolkit to help US clinics better deal with heat, hurricanes, wildfires and floods

Boosting the provision of essential weather and climate data

Early Warnings for All Action Plan gets overwhelming backing at COP27

WHO and WMO Launch Global Knowledge Platform for Climate and Health