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Nearly 43% of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe are now highly vulnerable to climate-related risks.
Aging levees and dams are only the beginning of the risks communities face. One of the biggest challenges is helping people manage the heat and storms.
At least 119 countries have asked for aid from the fund set by major greenhouse gas emitting nations four years before the deadly Nepal flood. It has paid zero claims.
While deep water immobilises a vehicle, flowing water can take a car downstream.
Our transport infrastructure and logistics supply chains were built for a stable environmental and energy baseline that no longer exists.
A new study connects early winter heat high up on the plateau to the jet stream and, ultimately, storms headed for the US coast. The results could mean better forecasts.
El Niño can affect agriculture, marine life and economies in profound ways, including slowing commerce at the Panama Canal. This El Niño is likely to be the strongest in over a century.
Many levees built in the mid-1900s do not offer enough protection for today’s storms, and small rural communities in particular struggle to afford needed upgrades.
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.
Floods, droughts and extreme heat can disrupt nutrition and healthcare in early life, with consequences that may last for years.
As storms, wildfires, and floods strike in ever-closer succession, an architect with disaster risk science expertise explains why resilience is built between hazards, not during them.
It threatens to compound the worst effects of climate change.
After the deadly Grand Canyon flood, a geologist and avid hiker explains what nature lovers need to prepare and watch for to stay safe.
It’s no longer possible to hold climate change to 1.5°C. But it’s not game over – it’s game on.
Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.
Climate change does not affect every form of transport in the same way. And the result is more than just cancelled journeys.
Whether in Kenya or California, herders face dangerous temperatures and difficult conditions that put a strain on their health.
With the help of thunderstorms and everyday fiber-optic cables, these scientists are revealing a hidden world underground.
One way to guard against misinformation is to empower people to identify climate doom in the first place.
Top contributors
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor of Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont
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Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO