“He’s had asthma since birth. When it gets bad his breathing becomes heavy and his face turns blue, and we have to give him oxygen or take him to the hospital,” Samira, 30, explains. (...) “He’s had asthma since birth. When it gets bad his breathing becomes heavy and his face turns blue."
(...) “For heating for example, especially with the harsh weather here, it will be of great help in dealing with my son’s condition.”
Language:English
Score: 1205282.2
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https://www.unhcr.org/en-ie/ne...aced-syrians-brace-winter.html
Data Source: un
Some important safety checks necessary before each fishing trip are the following:
Check the hull carefully for cracks and damages and inside for leaks.
Check the weather forecast and be vigilant for bad weather.
(...) During the fishing trip, it is important to continue to check the weather and communicate with other vessels and the shore radio station.
Language:English
Score: 1203808.1
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https://www.fao.org/fishing-sa...nt/preparedness-prevention/en/
Data Source: un
OCHA/Sheldon Casimir
Heatwaves, hurricanes, floods: 2017 costliest year ever for extreme weather and climate events, says UN
22 March 2018
Climate and Environment
Hurricanes, monsoon floods and continuing severe drought made 2017 the costliest year ever for severe weather and climate events, according to a new report by the United Nations weather agency launched on the eve of World Meteorological Day .
(...) World Bank/Lundrim Aliu
Carbon dioxide levels surge to new high in 2016, UN weather agency reports
30 October 2017
Levels of carbon dioxide (C02) surged at “record-breaking speed” to new highs in 2016, the United Nations weather agency announced on Monday.
UNDAC/Silva Lauffer
As climate change makes bad weather worse, countries must strengthen resilience, UN officials urge
18 September 2017
Noting the ever-increasing impact of extreme weather events, top United Nations officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres and Miroslav Lajcak, the President of the General Assembly today urged efforts to boost resilience and strengthen damage mitigation measures.
Language:English
Score: 1200753.6
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https://news.un.org/en/tags/weather/audio/0
Data Source: un
For example, one respondent said that if he had prior knowledge of bad weather overnight, he would sleep in his wheelchair to be able to take cover quickly. Another respondent said an early warning on bad weather would allow him to stock up on medicines, and another one expressed concern of being unable to receive alerts because he cannot hear sirens.
(...) The top five hazards or disaster risks faced by survey respondents were floods, extreme weather, tornados, drought, and earthquakes. UNISDR said it has decided to continue the survey until the end of the year to expand the sample.
Language:English
Score: 1194324.3
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https://www.un.org/development.../en/news/social/disasters.html
Data Source: un
UNICEF/UN0580147/Gabreez
Ehkam Abdullah, 30, teaches mathematics and Qur’an at Al Zyadi School, Lahj Governorate, Yemen
Twelve-year-old Yahya is a student at Al Zyadi School and appreciates his new classroom that protects him from bad weather. “In the past, the school was cramped, and we used to have water falling on us in some classrooms”, he says. “Now, the situation is different, as no water seeps into the classroom, it is well ventilated and the weather inside is nice”, he adds.
UNICEF/UN0580153/Gabreez
Yahya Anis Yahya, 12, a student at Al Zyadi School, Lahj Governorate
Although his house is far from school, and it is stressful for him to commute to school every day, he rarely misses a class. (...) UNICEF/UN0580129/Gabreez
Mahdi Nasser, 53, is the head of the Parents’ Council at Al Zyadi School, Lahj Governorate
According to Mahdi, the school's dilapidation “was a barrier to learning, as the floors were filled with potholes and the ceilings were caving in. It got so bad that scorpions and snakes were living inside the classrooms, and we had to stop classes for two weeks to get them out.”
Language:English
Score: 1192719.2
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https://www.unicef.org/yemen/s...ds-better-educational-outcomes
Data Source: un
Mobile phone alerts and weather apps reach even remote areas.
Worldwide, death tolls have fallen decade by decade – from over 50 000 deaths on average per year in the 1970s to less than 20 000 in the 2010s. (...) There are large gaps in weather observations, especially in Africa and Small Island Developing States. (...) Where is it? How soon is it? How bad is it? What should people do?
Experience shows that straightforward warning symbols and colour codes (eg, red, amber, green) are highly effective.
Language:English
Score: 1184071.7
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https://public.wmo.int/en/reso...ngs-save-lives-and-livelihoods
Data Source: un
OCHA/Sheldon Casimir
Heatwaves, hurricanes, floods: 2017 costliest year ever for extreme weather and climate events, says UN
22 March 2018
Climate and Environment
Hurricanes, monsoon floods and continuing severe drought made 2017 the costliest year ever for severe weather and climate events, according to a new report by the United Nations weather agency launched on the eve of World Meteorological Day .
(...) World Bank/Lundrim Aliu
Carbon dioxide levels surge to new high in 2016, UN weather agency reports
30 October 2017
Levels of carbon dioxide (C02) surged at “record-breaking speed” to new highs in 2016, the United Nations weather agency announced on Monday.
UNDAC/Silva Lauffer
As climate change makes bad weather worse, countries must strengthen resilience, UN officials urge
18 September 2017
Noting the ever-increasing impact of extreme weather events, top United Nations officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres and Miroslav Lajcak, the President of the General Assembly today urged efforts to boost resilience and strengthen damage mitigation measures.
Language:English
Score: 1182485
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https://news.un.org/en/tags/weather/video/0
Data Source: un
Farmers in Malawi are are getting more information about localized climate patterns and are now able to better prepare for extreme weather., by UNDP
In recent years, East and Southern Africa have experienced an increase in floods, droughts and other severe and irregular climatic conditions which have wiped out crops and crippled the productivity of many farmers.
But the UNDP and government-backed project is now providing three million Malawians with life-saving climate information and early warnings of extreme weather, as well as techniques they can adapt to grow crops which are more resilient to the change in climatic conditions.
(...) Malawi | UNDRR | risk reduction | From the Field
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Bad situations ‘only get worse’ without disaster risk governance, UN chief says on International Day
13 October 2020
Humanitarian Aid
With nations facing multiple crises simultaneously and a dramatic rise in extreme weather events in recent decades, the UN Secretary-General has called for strengthening disaster risk governance, to build a safer, more resilient world.
Language:English
Score: 1177582.2
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/10/1075312
Data Source: un
“He’s had asthma since birth. When it gets bad his breathing becomes heavy and his face turns blue, and we have to give him oxygen or take him to the hospital,” Samira, 30, explains. (...) “He’s had asthma since birth. When it gets bad his breathing becomes heavy and his face turns blue."
(...) “For heating for example, especially with the harsh weather here, it will be of great help in dealing with my son’s condition.”
Language:English
Score: 1176825
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https://www.unhcr.org/en-my/ne...aced-syrians-brace-winter.html
Data Source: un
“He’s had asthma since birth. When it gets bad his breathing becomes heavy and his face turns blue, and we have to give him oxygen or take him to the hospital,” Samira, 30, explains. (...) “He’s had asthma since birth. When it gets bad his breathing becomes heavy and his face turns blue."
(...) “For heating for example, especially with the harsh weather here, it will be of great help in dealing with my son’s condition.”
Language:English
Score: 1176825
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https://www.unhcr.org/en-au/ne...aced-syrians-brace-winter.html
Data Source: un
