How Climate Change Likely Contributed To Libya ’ s Devastating Flooding
The Mediterranean storm that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast, setting off flooding that’s believed to have killed thousands of people, is the latest extreme weather event to carry some of the hallmarks of climate change, scientists say.
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Daniel — dubbed a “medicane” for its hurricane-like characteristics – drew enormous energy from extremely warm sea water. And a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor that can fall as rain, experts said.
It’s difficult to attribute a single weather event to climate change, “but we know...
Source: TIME: Science - September 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: TAMMY WEBBER and ISABELLA O'MALLEY / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Bodies wash ashore in Libya as devastated city races to count its dead after floods
The eastern Libyan port city was destroyed beyond recognition when two dams burst on the Wadi Derna River during a storm this week, causing waves 23 feet high to rush through the town and into the sea. A total of 5,300 people had been confirmed dead in the floods so far, the Ministry of the…#libyan #wadidernariver #ministryofinteriorof #libya #derna #hichemabuchkiouat #yannfridez (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preparedness Drives Down Natural Disaster Death Tolls
As tsunami detection and disaster preparedness have improved over the decades, fewer people have actually died in flooding - one of the biggest killers among natural catastrophes historically, but also a type of disaster with many ways to mitigate it. This includes improved dam infrastructure and…#libya #ourworld #vietnam #ethiopia #earthquakes #tangshan #indianocean #haiti (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, thousands dead
DERNA, Libya, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern coastal city of Derna. A senior medic in Derna told…#derna #libya #stormdaniel #mohamadalqabisi #wahdahospital #hichemabuchkiouat #almasar #redcrescentsocieties #turkey #mostafasalem (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eight catastrophic floods in 11 days: What ’s behind intense rainfall around the world?
The catastrophic flooding in Libya that has left as many as 10,000 people feared dead is just the latest in a string of intense rainfall events to hammer various parts of the globe over the past two weeks. In the first 11 days of September, eight devastating flooding events have unfolded on four…#libya #greece #turkey #brazil #spain #hongkong #andrewhoell (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Libya Floods Leave 10,000 Missing And At Least 5,300 Dead (Photos)
Thousands are feared dead after a heavy storm in the Mediterranean Sea brought severe rain to northeastern Libya over the weekend, overwhelming two dams to the point of collapse and flooding areas with flowing waters. At least 5,300 people are thought to be dead, the interior ministry of Libya’s…#mediterraneansea #libya #interiorministryof #redcrescentsocieties #derna #ahmedmismari #libyannationalarmy #osamaaly #northafrican #floodlist (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
" Catastrophic " flooding kills thousands in Libya, with 10,000 still missing
The death toll from a major storm that caused "catastrophic" flooding in northeastern Libya is expected to rapidly rise, with officials saying on Tuesday at least 10,000 people were still missing. The big picture: Estimates by east Libyan officials put the death toll from Mediterranean Storm…#libya #eastlibyan #derna #mostafasalem #othmanabduljaleel #aljazeera #tamerramadan #redcrescentsocieties #geneva #libyan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Libya Storm Claims 2,000 Lives, With Thousands More Missing
A frenetic search for survivors — or bodies — ensued in eastern Libya on Tuesday after a Mediterranean storm lashed the OPEC member’s shores, with dams collapsing and triggering floods that killed at least 2,300, almost all in one city. The International Red Cross said at least 10,000 more were…#libya #opec #northafrican #othmanabdeljaleel #derna #almasartv #tripoli #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thousands feared dead as floods hit Libya after Storm Daniel
Large parts of coastal city of Derna swept away after dams burst#derna (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Libya Hit by Deadly Storm, Leaving Thousands Feared Dead
Flooded streets in al-Marj, Libya, which was also hit by the storm named Daniel. Senior officials in Libya say that as many as 2,000 people could be dead and thousands others missing after a storm battered the country’s east, causing flooding that swept entire neighborhoods out to sea.#almarj #libya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Captivity, migration, and power in Libya - Al-Dayel N, Anfinson A, Anfinson G.
In this article, we investigate abuse, captivity, and human trafficking along routes of irregular migration in Libya after the reign of Muammar Gaddafi. We argue that the systematic exploitation of migrants financially benefits competing actors in intra-st... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Netanyahu rues his foreign minister's disclosure of meeting with Libyan counterpart
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday appeared to shift blame to his top diplomat for the disclosure of a secret meeting with the Libyan foreign minister that has caused a backlash in Tripoli. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's office on Aug. 26 went public with his having met…#israeli #benjaminnetanyahu #libyan #tripoli #elicohen #najlamangoush #libya #israel #propalestinian #abdulhamidaldbeibah (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Libya ’s foreign minister flees after Israel backlash
Cohen's decision to tweet about the meeting shocked allies, including in the U.S. Israel has been working to normalize relations with some Middle Eastern states in recent years, but Cohen's meeting with Mangoush was unprecedented. According to The Times of Israel, the U.S. knew about the talks and…#israel #middleeastern #timesofisrael #aljazeera #libya #twitter #yonatantouval #israeli #riccardofabiani #tripoli (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Libyan PM sacks foreign minister as row over Israel meeting grows
TRIPOLI/JERUSALEM, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister sacked Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Monday in an effort to contain a growing furore over Mangoush's meeting with her Israeli counterpart last week, which prompted protests overnight in several Libyan cities. Mangoush had said her…#tripoli #jerusalem #libya #najlamangoush #israeli #libyan #elicohen #rome #israel #palestinian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Israel's foreign minister meets with Libyan counterpart in sign of burgeoning ties
JERUSALEM — The Israeli and Libyan foreign ministers met secretly in Italy last week, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced Sunday, in what it said was the first-ever meeting between the country’s top diplomats. The meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Najla Mangoush, foreign…#jerusalem #israeli #libyan #israel #foreignministry #elicohen #najlamangoush #tripoli #palestinians #arab (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
