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Explained]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bb642860-e3ad-4409-9ef2-3ffbb09799c8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bb642860-e3ad-4409-9ef2-3ffbb09799c8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:00:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada hit by rise in ‘zombie fires’ that can survive the winter   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soil smoulders below ground then fuels wildfires in the spring, sending smoke as far as Europe]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f87c4c4f-41de-4951-9bdf-286da55aac0f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f87c4c4f-41de-4951-9bdf-286da55aac0f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:00:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU urged to improve its readiness for war and natural disasters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netherlands joins seven other EU countries in raising alarm about emergency shelters and lack of co-ordination]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bfb2383a-4ca7-41de-b862-4cc4e8aaf702</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme weather means wildfires and flooding are becoming more likely, posing a risk to urban areas around the world]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/57835a0c-9e58-4c1a-9c5a-f6a4cbe3f748</link><guid isPermaLink="false">57835a0c-9e58-4c1a-9c5a-f6a4cbe3f748</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 04:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When is a natural disaster human-made?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mud has been cleared in Valencia. But questions remain about last year’s deadly floods]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/45dcd28f-80d6-4d09-9a3b-51d461a879ca</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45dcd28f-80d6-4d09-9a3b-51d461a879ca</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:00:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Istanbul shaken by 6.2 magnitude earthquake]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 150 people injured two years after quakes in south-west Turkey killed more than 53,000]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1373f0f1-ee5d-4e86-a446-32d869bfcf88</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1373f0f1-ee5d-4e86-a446-32d869bfcf88</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:10:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blazes across Scotland and Northern Ireland highlight surge in UK wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire chiefs warn of climate change driving extreme weather in wake of weekend infernos]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/4c922fad-6db9-47e6-8687-cc2ab7372309</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4c922fad-6db9-47e6-8687-cc2ab7372309</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:13:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Myanmar earthquake tests military junta’s grip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regime’s aid appeal shows vulnerability after four years of civil war]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ccee291a-ab56-432a-bd40-49420db11e6d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccee291a-ab56-432a-bd40-49420db11e6d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:06:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The multiple tragedies of Myanmar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years of conflict and repressive military rule will hamper earthquake relief]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a7a864c9-b9b2-45f3-832b-eb57cc9ad25a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a7a864c9-b9b2-45f3-832b-eb57cc9ad25a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:47:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists deploy AI to better predict wildfires ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Model takes into account weather forecasts as well as factors such as levels of flammable vegetation and human activity]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8eaacc13-5e4a-4537-acec-532dd9f13c6c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8eaacc13-5e4a-4537-acec-532dd9f13c6c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:00:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan warns ‘big one’ earthquake could kill 300,000 people]]></title><description><![CDATA[New report says a magnitude 9 tremor in the Nankai Trough has potential for damage equivalent to half of annual GDP]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9528718b-2808-4a09-9198-a65171c6fe65</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9528718b-2808-4a09-9198-a65171c6fe65</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:36:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earthquake deepens crisis in Myanmar as aid effort intensifies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military government has lost control of much of country riven by armed conflict and crime ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/7628f6ef-f596-4b30-8750-4859c2f31a43</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7628f6ef-f596-4b30-8750-4859c2f31a43</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:23:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600]]></title><description><![CDATA[USGS warns damage could exceed country’s GDP after 7.7 magnitude tremor]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d2bfe23b-5efd-46aa-89dc-cf099b3293fb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d2bfe23b-5efd-46aa-89dc-cf099b3293fb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:59:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powerful earthquake strikes central Myanmar]]></title><description><![CDATA[7.7-magnitude quake near Mandalay causes deaths hundreds of miles away in Bangkok]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d2c4b833-366f-4eed-9100-b06ec39f6f4a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d2c4b833-366f-4eed-9100-b06ec39f6f4a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:20:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hard rain’s a-gonna fall: why are we ignoring the rising risk of surface water flooding? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New modelling puts 4.6mn English properties at risk from rain that falls faster than the ground can absorb it — a jump of 43 per cent on a year ago. 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