Tag Archives: Pakistan

Flooding in Pakistan from the ground and from space

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Garry Peterson

From the Big Picture photoblog from the Boston Globe Severe flooding in Pakistan and  Continuing Pakistani floods.  Also National Geographic. Views from space of Flooding in Pakistan from NASA EOS.

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A Pakistans flood FAQ

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Garry Peterson

Kate Larkin writes Pakistan’s floods: is the worst still to come? in Nature News What is the main cause of the intense rainfall? It is weather, not climate change, that is to blame, according to meteorologists. An unusual jet stream … Continue reading →

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How resilient is the Pakistan government to floods?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Garry Peterson

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, author of many books on the geopolitics of central Asia, writes about the continuing floods in Pakistan in the New York Review of Books.  He argues that the floods have the potential to further weaken the … Continue reading →

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Hunza landslide lake

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Garry Peterson

In early January of 2010 a huge landscape destroyed the village of Attabad and dammed the Hunza river in Northwest Pakistan.  The landslide dam resulted in the rapid growth of a new lake that has flooded a key road and … Continue reading →

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