An expert has warned protections are ‘urgently’ needed Ireland is being urged to prepare plans for evacuations of coastal areas as climate change intensifies. Experts are warning that plans for ’emergency coastal evacuations’ are needed ‘urgently’. Prof Iris Moller told the Irish Times: “There has been no time in the past when we have built […]

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The capital city has been dubbed ‘unliveable’ and ‘the hottest city in the world’ We all know too much of a good thing can often lead to bad and there is no place where that adage is more applicable than Kuwait City, dubbed the hottest city in the world. Located on the tip of the […]

9 months ago

It’s one of the country’s worst ever natural disasters At least 158 people are known to have died in catastrophic floods in Spain, after more than a year’s worth of rain fell in just eight hours in some areas. The torrential downpours hit the south-eastern region of the country, with the town of Chiva near […]

1 year ago

The United Arab Emirates experienced its largest rainfall event since records began. Dubai has experienced huge flooding after two years’ worth of rainfall fell on the city in one day. Dubai usually only experiences an average of 3.12 inches of rain each year. But the city’s meteorological office said that 6.26 inches (159mm) fell between […]

2 years ago

Another city close to home will also be one of the first to go underwater. With rising sea levels happening all across the world causing frequent flooding, it’s only a matter of time before the first cities begin to submerge underwater. And according to research conducted by Matthew h. Mash, co-founder of the swiftest, Dublin will be […]

2 years ago

Thousands of people have been evacuated from the tourist hotspot. Over 4,000 people have been evacuated from La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, as wildfire’s rage through the tourist hotspot. According to officials, the fire has impacted an area roughly 11,000 acres in size, with dozens of homes already having been destroyed. La Palma is […]

2 years ago