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To support national guidelines, experts say adaptation measures must be tailored to local conditions, and basic research enhanced.

In a new study, data from New York City and the surrounding area was analyzed to understand how severe weather drives power outages and who is most at risk, particularly in urban areas.

The April 2024 flooding in many parts of the valley after a short spell of rainy days makes it obvious that Kashmir is extremely unprepared to resist any major flooding event that could recur.

From fields to fryers, a warming planet is intensifying occupational health and safety threats to low-wage workers across the food chain.

A lengthy drought that caused widespread disruption to commercial ships passing through the Panama Canal in 2023 would have been “unlikely” without the influence of El Niño, according to a rapid attribution study.

Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people.

A new study shows that even on days where there is no official heatwave warning, the threat from heat remains. The authors showed the association of a newly formulated India heat index (IHI) with daily all-cause mortality in the three cities.

Western disturbances are hanging out over India for longer, adversely affecting water security in the country.