PhD (Env & Re Studies), MSS BSS (Anthro). Intersecting discourses of NbS-CRD, CCA-Resilience, Gender-Env, Critical Coastal Ecosystems-Blue Economy
Bangkok, Thailand
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Afsana Yasmeen, PhD retweeted
🇮🇩 Lahars from Semeru volcano, Indonesia, lasted for six hours, from midnight to 06:00 local time, flooding homes in three districts of East Java. Mudflows breached the Glidik riverbank at Purorejo, cutting off residents.
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🌍 Climate action happens on the ground: communities, farms, forests, livelihoods. In Togo 🇹🇬 we work with communities on bamboo restoration and nature-based solutions. Local action. Stronger communities. A more resilient planet. #InternationalDayOfClimateAction
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Protecting water sources starts upstream. Through the Guinea Water and Sanitation Project, nature-based solutions are being used to reduce sediment runoff, improve water infiltration, and support more stable water flows into reservoirs: worldbank.org/en/news/featur…
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The UN warns El Nino could put more than six million Zimbabweans at risk of hunger. Farmers are being told not to plant after the first rains, but with only one growing season, waiting brings risks as drought fears grow.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports.
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Swiss glaciers lost 5% of their ice in 2026, accdg to GLAMOS. Their total volume has shrunk by nearly 20% in the last 5 years.
This echoes the WMO’s #StateOfWater 2025 report, which found that every glaciated region on Earth lost ice in the last 5 years.
bit.ly/WMOStateOfWater2025pr
ALT A person standing on a glacier holds a long measuring pole vertically. Snow-covered peaks and rugged mountains are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.
ALT A person stands on the edge of the Khumbu Glacier, observing a large, icy crevasse with a mix of blue and white ice visible inside. The surrounding terrain is rocky and rugged.
Afsana Yasmeen, PhD retweeted
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, the planet's widest and most unpredictable glacier, is melting "more aggressively" than previously projected, meaning its impacts on global sea level rise could be double current estimates. cnn.it/3TAW6Ti
Afsana Yasmeen, PhD retweeted
Healthy oceans begin along the coast.
In Mexico's Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve, @ConservationOrg Mexico is working with local community members, training them to help monitor and restore mangroves, supporting the health of coastal and marine ecosystems for generations to come.
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Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on October 11, 2026, that flooding still affected more than 3.14 million people in 21 provinces and Bangkok.
Bangkok had about 329,000 affected households and four reported deaths, with water levels generally falling in the capital.
Relief teams are accelerating drainage and clean-up operations as further heavy rain is forecast for October 11–13, with 24-hour assistance available through hotline 1784.
#General
Read more: nationthailand.com/news/gene…
Afsana Yasmeen, PhD retweeted
Study points to a WIN-WIN-WIN for "nature-based" solutions like wetlands restoration & wildfire mitigation — bringing inspiring benefits to insurers, policyholders AND the environment. “It’s this big lever that hasn’t really been fully utilized yet.” bit.ly/3WfXQC3
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Buildings were damaged and thousands ran into the streets after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit southern Panama reut.rs/4rUpVL2
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Imagine barely exhaling from one storm before having to prepare for the next. Hawaiians are dealing with exactly that.
Read about it now ⬇️
nbcnews.com/weather/hurrican…
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Two dead and hundreds of thousands are without power as Hurricane Isaias sweeps inland.
The Category 2 hurricane made landfall in Florida late Friday, packing wind gusts over 100 mph and a storm surge of up to 6 feet.
wapo.st/3VsIJVP
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Hurricane Isaias has killed four people and left more than 650,000 people without power, with Pensacola, Florida, among the hardest-hit areas, as officials warn of further flooding from heavy rainfall.
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Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide reut.rs/4AUWqgd reut.rs/4AUWqgd
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This is what climate change actually looks like.
We were warned, we chose inaction, and now the crisis is here. It will only escalate from here.
Absolutely terrifying.
📍 Las Condes, Chile yesterday.
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Water is moving south.
The Chao Phraya Dam has raised its discharge to 2,300 cubic metres per second as northern runoff approaches, with water expected to reach Ayutthaya on Saturday.
Authorities are warning people living along the Chao Phraya River and in low-lying areas of Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi to move belongings to higher ground and prepare to evacuate if ordered.
Officials said flows converging in Ayutthaya should remain below 3,000 cubic metres per second, while Bangkok water levels are expected to stay about 40 centimetres below flood barriers.
Residents in Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram and low-lying parts of Chachoengsao have also been told to closely monitor the situation.
#ThailandFloods #ChaoPhrayaDam #EvacuationPreparation
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Bangkok remains submerged after the city received a month's worth of rain in around three days, prompting Thailand to declare the capital a disaster-affected area reut.rs/3VaAm0V
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Thailand declares two-day civil service holiday amid floods, could affect court ruling reut.rs/4d9114p reut.rs/4d9114p
