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Local knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.

Global warming may affect the central Pacific El Niño, increasing its occurrence and leading to severe droughts in India.

River deltas across the world are sinking, leaving millions of people exposed to the risk of severe flooding.

Research that has enrichened understanding of the African monsoon will be extended for another decade.

A new report has indicated that text messaging could play a vital role in an early warning system for natural disasters in the Maldives.

Differentiating between two types of El Niño could make it easier to forecast bad hurricane seasons early, say researchers.

An early warning system for natural disasters using mobile phone messaging is being trialled in Bangladesh.

Policymakers facing tough decisions about moving people because of climate change may be helped by a mathematical model.

Predicting monsoons will be harder because of global warming — and scientists say they will need better weather models.

A straw bale house designed to withstand earthquakes has passed rigorous shaking tests, say engineers.

An earthquake on Dominica could trigger massive rock slides, sending a tsunami racing towards Guadeloupe, says a new study.

Mangroves cut coastal deaths during cyclones — but their effectiveness during tsunamis is inconclusive, says a new study.

Extreme droughts have been common in West Africa over the last 3,000 years, scientists have found.

NASA has developed an improved cyclone prediction method that could plug data gaps and increase warning times in vulnerable regions.

A study of coral growth patterns has led researchers to predict a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean in the next 30 years.

Coastal forests such as mangroves cannot protect against a tsunami on their own, and other factors should be considered, say researchers.

Indonesia's plans to become the regional tsunami warning centre have taken a step forward with the launch of its own warning system.

The tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region in 2004 was not the first of its size, indicates research from two groups.

Researchers have mapped climate change hotspots around the globe, focusing on specific hazards including floods, cyclones and droughts.

Adverse wind conditions due to global warming will reduce the frequency of tropical cyclones, but may form stronger ones, researchers warn.