Storms
A storm is any disturbed state of an environment or in an astronomical body's atmosphere especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain (ice storm), strong winds (tropical cyclone, windstorm), or wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere as in a dust storm, blizzard, sandstorm, etc. Storms have the potential to harm lives and property via storm surge, heavy rain or snow causing flooding or road impassibility, lightning, wildfires, and vertical …
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Amnesty International · 9 January 2025 English
The Philippines is the world’s largest exporter of nickel ore, which is a key component in lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles and renewable storage units. In the provinces …
heat, wildfires and extreme rainfall from tropical storms.42 36 Environmental impact assessments of the …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 January 2025 English
The scale of destruction from the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes substantially increased health needs for the affected population, requiring a wide-ranging response from the Government of Türkiye and its partners. This …
waves, dry weather conditions, forest fires, dust storms, floods and the potential for other emergencies …
World Bank Group · 6 January 2025 English
94 Table 17: Roles and Responsibilities for Environmental and Social Management of the Project ............. [...] Provision of transportation for students enrolled in the program (to and from school). [...] …
country has been exposed to high winds, intense storms and numerous hurricanes including: Donna in 1960 …
GWM: Global Water Monitor · 6 January 2025 English
The Global Water Monitor 2024 Summary Report provides a comprehensive assessment of global water resources and their variability throughout the year. This third annual report documents significant hydrological trends, extreme …
contributed to heavier downpours and slower- moving storms, as evidenced by Storm Boris and Severe Tropical … including flash floods, flash droughts, intense storms, and heatwaves across many regions in 2025.| … change. These factors contribute to slower-moving storms with higher rainfall intensity, increasing the … rapidly following intense rainfall brought on by storms or cyclones. Soil moisture, vegetation condition … more heatwaves, greater bushfire risk, intense storms, and extreme rainfall events. This includes a …
FCM: Federation of Canadian Municipalities · 3 January 2025 English
Amid an affordability crisis and the cost of living, Canadians are struggling.As we confront major challenges related to housing, homelessness, infrastructure and public safety, Canada’s municipalities are on the frontlines—and …
adapt critical infrastructure to withstand floods, storms, wildfires, erosion and other natural hazards that … more needs to be done as floods, wildfires and storms are increasing in frequency and intensity costing …
World Bank Group · 2 January 2025 English
This note provides a framework to assess the relevance of climate mitigation and adaptation for developing countries' private and financial sectors and how governments and the World Bank can support …
damage • Reduced labor productivity e.g., floods, storms, and other weather events creating physical damage … they're more likely to survive increasingly frequent storms and maintain production even during extreme weather …
World Bank Group · 2 January 2025 English
Montenegro is a small country in the Western Balkans that has significantly improved the living standards of its people in the past decade, but this has come with environmental and …
(events related to temperature, precipitation, storms, snowfalls, and so on) and is managed by the Institute … in droughts and forest fires.17 There are more storms during the colder months, fewer consecutive rainy … events such as floods, droughts, wildfires, and storms are also expected to increase.19 Montenegro is …
World Bank Group · 2 January 2025 English
The climate change crisis makes Paris Alignment of the transport sector one of the most pressing development challenges. Transport emissions are rising at a higher rate in low- and middle-income …
arise from climate-related disasters. For example, storms and floods could damage real property and raise …
UN: The United Nations · 1 January 2025 English
system to grant Tokelau special emergency economic assistance to mitigate the effects of cyclonic storms and to enable the Territory to meet its medium- and long-term reconstruction and rehabilitation requirements …
assistance to mitigate the effects of cyclonic storms and to enable the Territory to meet its medium- …
IOM: International Organization for Migration · 31 December 2024 English
MGI MIGRATION GOVERNANCE INDICATORS DATA ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL COMPACT FOR MIGRATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the …
impacts. Small island States face more frequent storms, rising sea levels and biodiversity loss. Some …