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… the Indian and Atlantic Ocean coastlines, with particularly high numbers of people at risk of flooding in the coastal cities of Mozambique, Tanzania, Cameroon, Egypt, Senegal and Morocco," … is not reached soon. Many scientists argue that an increase in natural disasters such as flooding, droughts and rising sea levels across the world are all but inevitable if limits are …

… "second city," Chittagong, along the coast can see how low-lying areas are vulnerable to flooding from catastrophic, or even noncatastrophic, events. From a train window, this flat, … Bangladesh has been spared an event of that scale since, there have been numerous cyclones, floods and storms, and the cumulative effects have been devastating. On Nov. 23, a U.N. report … climate change conference in 1995, 6,457 recorded weather-related events — droughts, floods, heat waves and the like — have caused 90 percent of major disasters in the world. Those …

… of people will be thrown into extreme poverty by drought and the disappearance of soil and flooding. We are told that if the planet heats up by 3.9 degrees Fahrenheit (a path we are …

… we woke up with dread, thinking, "What have we gotten ourselves into?" Historic rains and flooding in our state of Minnesota caused our construction site to become a giant muddy mess and …

… called "very good" (Genesis 1:31), to the promise of the continuation of the earth after the flood (Genesis 8:22), to the promise of a future to Abram and the rest of the patriarchs and …

… the slum because of the materials used to construct the simple homes and how it is also often floods with drainage. Citing statistics indicating that more than half of Nairobi’s population …

… and rising sea levels mean large parts of this small, low-lying and over-crowded country get flooded. At the other extreme you have droughts in the Sahel region of north-central Africa, …

… Africa. The team of cyclists teaches communities that natural disasters such as droughts and floods are connected to climate change, he said. Bishop Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg, South …

… about Jesus having “two dads” after a Catholic writer caught wind of it and complaints came flooding in. … Thirty years ago, Archbishop Raymond G. Huntausen was figuratively clapped in …

… example, he said, "In Sierra Leone where I have worked, the changing climate is causing flash floods and mudslides. But yet it takes the greenhouse gas emissions of 85 Sierra Leoneans to …

… providing residents with income and fostering social movements. After catastrophic floods in 1998 that were attributed to deforestation, China decided a more economic approach …

… a mess in parts of the dioceses serving the western states of Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit with flooding and property damage, but mostly impacted small settlements and rural areas -- which were … times of crisis and sometimes stay put due to fears of losing their few possessions to either floods or looters. "In general, we see a population paying attention to warnings," Lopez said. …

… more frequent and intense cyclones in India and typhoons in the Philippines, to more recurrent flooding of Bangkok, to the relocation of the people of the Carteret Islands to Bougainville, …

… their way to at least three provinces in central and eastern Luzon, where much of the damaging floods have been reported. "Our biggest concern is what we're not hearing from certain areas … that toppled power lines and trees and blew off roofs. Its pounding rains caused chest-high flooding in some areas, while swollen rivers overflowed and forced some residents to their … Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya provinces. "Those are areas around the Pampanga River, which is now flooding, and the flooding will continue because the rain is still coming through," he said. In …

… handsome, lively great-grandnephews (3, 4 and 7). In light of the horrific stories that have flooded the news on a daily basis concerning the unwarranted and all too frequent killings of …

… over to me that she felt intimidated. The wakes from passing speed boats, plus high tide flooding in, made the water too choppy and the kayak too unsteady. She wanted someplace smooth …

… are killed in mine disasters, we work to make mines safer.  When Americans are killed in floods and hurricanes, we make communities safer.  When roads are unsafe, we fix them to reduce …

… a brutal drought, which has lasted four years and shows no signs of abating. In New York, flooding from Hurricane Sandy was made worse by the fact that New York Harbor is nearly a foot …

… his first morning greeting the American public, Hispanic Catholics from miles around will flood into downtown Washington churches for 6:30 a.m. Mass. Then they’ll walk to the Ellipse …

… joined the group fasting in solidarity with those already suffering, whether from droughts, floods or fires in the U.S. Priya Parrotta described the importance of the ocean to her and all …