Each year, as many as 2.7 million people are bitten by poisonous snakes, with up to an estimated 138,000 deaths.

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CLIMATE change, the loss of nature ... Just last month, more than 700,000 people were affected by floods in Central and West Africa, and tens of millions in southern Africa are facing drought.

Climate change, extreme rainfall and flood risk Flooding is one of the major natural hazards facing Australia. Multiple factors contribute to the risk of flooding. The most important weather-related ...

The Climatic Research Unit is widely recognised as one of the world's leading institutions concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change. The Unit consists of around 15 research ...

Protecting and conserving our natural heritage, predicting weather and environmental conditions, preventing and managing pollution, promoting clean growth and a sustainable environment for present and ...