More cyclones than usual forecast for east Asia by September
SingaporeReuters Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to hit land in east Asian nations, forecasters said on Friday, making for a season that is busier than usual. Tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons and hurricanes, can pack wind speeds ranging […]
Better African heatwave data could save lives, shield economies, report says
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Heatwaves over the last century in sub-Saharan Africa have not been properly recorded, undermining early warning systems to save lives and prevent economic losses caused by soaring temperatures, a University of Oxford report said last week. Researchers found the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), the world’s biggest database of extreme weather […]