“From #drying #dams of #Morocco 2 #thirst #protests in #Algeria & the #disaster of #Derna in #Libya … #climate change is a #present #crisis, unfolding through #water #scarcity, #displacement, & #economic #instability,” #climatechange #climatecrisis www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
#OTD in 1942
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‘This view of an air raid on an Axis plane base at #Martuba, near #Derna, in #Libya on July 6, 1942, was made from one of the South African planes which took part in the raid. The four sets of white streaks in the lower half show the dust of ➡️
• In stark contrast, LNA-controlled south and East regions are witnessing a notable economic upswing, particularly in previously marginalized and remote areas such as #Derna, #Kufra, and #Ghat.
🚨On Sept 11, 2023, 2 neglected dams above Derna collapsed, killing up to 24,000 people
A tsunami from the mountains.
1/3 of the city gone.
Barely a whisper in the news.
The full story 👇
www.ryanjhite.com/2025/05/31/t...
#Derna #Libya #DamCollapse #ClimateCrisis #ForgottenDisasters
Pleased to share our new paper in Nature Communications on the Derna flood disaster. We reconstruct how extreme rainfall and dam failures led to Africa’s deadliest flood.
Read here: nature.com/articles/s41...
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@nature.com
#Derna #Flood #NatureCommunications #Libya #Dams
The line about "the shores of Tripoli" in the Marines' Hymn of the #USMC refers to the Battle of #Derna. #History
www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resour...
27 April 1805: US Marines attacked Derna in Tripolitana (modern Libya) during the First Barbary War. #History
The Battle of #Derna was the first victory for the United States Military on foreign soil. #USA
4. Living with uncertainty: The tragic #Derna flood highlights the need for spatially distributed flood prevention and warning systems and Nature-Based Solutions, such as constructing dense infrastructure away from floodplains.
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3. Frequency and re-analysis: The #Derna flood underscores the necessity of revisiting rain and flood return periods. Data, methods, and land use are evolving and require updates.
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1. Extreme but expected: The rain and flood magnitude in #Derna had a return period of tens of years, unlike previous estimates, which indicated a much rarer flood. 🧵
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Published! 🚨
Our new paper in
@ScienceAdvances
analyzes the causes of the catastrophic flood in #Derna, Libya (09/23), and provides insights into #flood mitigation strategies in regions and times of uncertainty.
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Meaning of #derna Derna is also a proper name and a surname whose probable origin is Arabic and their meaning unknown. Derna is also a city in Libya on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea... derna
Significado de #derna Derna é também um nome próprio e um sobrenome, cuja origem provável é árabe e seu significado desconhecido. Derna é também uma cidade na Líbia, na costa do mar Mediterrâneo... derna
Remember #Derna? One year on, the images of the catastrophic deluge that swept through #Libya 's coastal city, killing thousands, linger in the memories of those who survived
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Exactly one year ago, the world of children in the Libyan city of Derna collapsed. Their homes were buried under a layer of mud after two dams burst. How are they doing now? And who is taking care of them?
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2536...
#Libya #Derna #dam #jeugdjournaal #news #children
Precies een jaar geleden stortte de wereld van kinderen in de Libische stad Derna in. Hun huizen werden na een damdoorbraak verwoest en bedolven door een laag modder. Hoe gaat het nu met ze? En wie zorgt er voor ze?
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#Libië #Derna #dam #jeugdjournaal #nos #nieuws
#news #slowestnews #newsupdates #newsalert #newstoday #newsreporter #trendingnews #viralnews #worldnews #india #hindinews #newsinhindi #hindi_news #greece #athens #duststorm #sandstorm #apocalypse #apocalyptic #libya #benghazi #derna #sahara #saharadesert #wind
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#Derna post disaster recovery require “a well-coordinated, and well-structured multi-sector and multi-stakeholder approach, to plan, manage, implement and finance the recovery”.
Also needed Libyan governmental leadership, supported by intl partners, civil society. /6
The disaster destroyed/damaged 18,838 houses (seven percent of the housing stock). #Derna incurred the heaviest toll, with approximately 4,000 houses destroyed or damaged.
Other immediate consequences include reduced food security and less access to healthcare and education. /5
70 percent of #Derna water pipes
are estimated to be partially damaged.
Several piped water networks & wells are contaminated with sewage & no longer fit for use.
The city’s Eastern Coast neighborhoods have not had water access since the floods. /3
#Libya : Four months after the #Derna #floods caused over 4,700 deaths and 8,000 missing, affecting 250,000 people and forcing nearly 45,000 to be internally displaced @WorldBank @EUinLibya @UNinLibya published their Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment report
a🧵 /1
www.worldbank.org/en/news/pres...
Ob im #Ahrtal oder viel umfassender in #Libyen: Die #Wetterkatastrophen, die zur #Klimakrise gehören, überfordern die #Notfallpläne & #Notfallkompetenzen der zuständigen Behörden - mit tödlichen Folgen.
Libya floods: The flawed response that increased #Derna death toll
Tam gdzie powódź zniszczyła #Derna rządzi generał #Haftar wspierany przez Rosję i grupę Wagner
www.africanews.com/2023/08/23/russian-army-...
#libya #flood
#Libyafloods: More than 5,000 dead after floods sweep away streets in #Derna - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-66691046
