Sentences with phrase «hit by extreme weather events»

Pakistan Today: Despite severe flooding in 2011, Pakistan managed to drop itself from first last year, to third position this year in the league table for countries that were worst hit by extreme weather events in 2011, according to a «climate risk index 2013» published here on Tuesday.

The results suggest that being hit by an extreme weather event makes climate change more prominent in people's mind, Capstick says.

Not exact matches

Wildfires, extreme storms and major weather events can seem like a distant threat, but for those whose lives have been directly impacted by these events, the threat hits much closer to home.

In our view, this type of deals only serves as a band - aid on a very serious issue because they can not prevent Haiti from being hit by climate change influenced weather events such as extreme floods or severe hurricanes.

The CSSA says extreme weather events, such as Australia's decade - long drought followed by appalling floods, are already hitting agricultural yields.