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6 years after Cyclone Idai, the scars are still visibleStrengthening community risk management key for effective climate action

For brother and sister Onayi and Tatenda, the death of their parents in March 2019 at a time when they were still young could not have come at a worse time. Onayi, now a second-year Pharmaceutical ...
Mongabay

Sri Lanka looks to build disaster-resilient housing after devastating cyclone

More than 1,200 landslides were recorded in two provinces in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah in late November, resulting in crisis evacuations to safeguard vulnerable populations. Most of the ...
The Conversation

50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever

Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia’s history. Wind speeds ...