TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
and Europe , to Africa , Australia , and Asia, where India and Pakistan have been hit by some of their worst floods in recent memory. And Hurricane Ida alone reportedly caused at least $50 billion in damages , depending on what figures we’re to believe.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 9, 2006
million in charitable giving online through Network for Good in response to three major crises: the December 2004 tsunamis, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and the Pakistan earthquake of October 2005. ?? This study is based on analysis of $24.5 Tsunami relief: 82,000 donations totaling $11 million for 124 charities ??
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Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
Imagine a hurricane bearing down on an isolated village. For example, basic SMS and telephone messaging are being used to educate students in remote areas of Pakistan, to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, and to raise funds for East African drought relief. Worst of all, many villagers will be injured or killed.
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 4, 2025
Other hard-hit countries will include Nigeria, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sudan, and Niger. Flooding from extreme storms like hurricanes will also become more frequent. In India, the most populated country in the world, some 600 million people will feel unprecedented heat outside this niche.
Candid
AUGUST 2, 2023
Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. That is no longer the case.
TechNode
MAY 22, 2024
The second is a crisis of the climate, which is hanging like a sword over humanity whether it was the hurricane in Florida, which upended lives and livelihoods, or the floods we have seen in Europe and China, and today in Pakistan, 60% of the country was under water. So it is a major challenge. Then we have ongoing conflicts.
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