Written by An unprecedented year of elections around the world has underscored a sobering trend – in many countries the commitment to act on the climate crisis has either stalled or is eroding, even as disasters and record temperatures continue to mount. So far 2024, called the “biggest election year in human history” by the United Nations […]
In the build-up to the last general election, Midleton woman Caroline Leahy was very much an undecided voter. Not only was she unaware of anything about the candidates before she cast her vote, but to this day, she has no idea who she voted for in February 2020. This time round, and since Storm Babet […]
MADRID (AP) — New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday evening. Forecasters said up to […]
13th November 2024 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak The government has just confirmed that farmers impacted by severe wet weather will soon receive payments from the £60 million Farming Recovery Fund. Stock photo. Around 13,000 farmers who were affected by heavy rains and flooding, including Storms Henk and Babet, between October and March last year, will receive […]
Outrage as warnings were issued late and inefficiently Credit:Shutterstock:Vicente Sargues Flooding in Valencia has caused not only widespread devastation across Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalucía, but also deep public anger over the government’s delayed warnings and insufficient emergency response. Flash floods, which killed at least 217 people at the end of October have left not […]
Myanmar farmers whose crops were devastated by Typhoon Yagi say they have received no help from the military regime, raising questions about the recovery process and the long-term impacts of the disaster. By ANT PWEH AUNG | FRONTIER In their 40 years as farmers, U Win Maung and his wife Daw Kyi Myint had never […]
Ministers are ramping up preparations in case Britain is hit by extreme floods like those seen in in Spain. They have tasked authorities across the country to make sure they are ready for “all eventualities” this winter. It comes as devastating floods killed at least 214 people in Valencia. Barcelona has also suffered unprecedented flooding […]
EPA Floodwater is being pumped out of the underground car park in Aldaia The Spanish city of Barcelona has been hit by flooding on Monday, as search and rescue efforts continue following devastating flooding around Valencia last week. Spain’s state meteorological agency has placed parts of Catalonia on red alert for torrential rain, with local […]
Move on. Nothing to see here. Just another ordinary, everyday apocalypse. If past experience is any guide, the world’s reaction to the floods in Spain last week will be similar to that of motorway drivers at a crash scene: slow down, take in the horror, outwardly express sympathy, inwardly give thanks that fate picked someone […]
Watch first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia Emergency teams in Spain are continuing their efforts to locate dozens of people still missing in what is the worst flooding disaster in generations. More than 200 people are known to have died, with most fatalities happening in the Valencia region, but the death […]