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Advanced UAE satellites go live in boost to global disaster response capabilities

Three Foresight satellites increase Earth-monitoring network developed by Abu Dhabi's Space42

The National
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Gov't taps ex-rebel people's orgs for El Niño preps

With a strong El Niño expected to hit the country in the latter part of the year, the OPAPRU announced that it has initiated an inter-agency coordination to help in mitigating its impact on farming communities.

Philippines News Agency
Research briefs
Recipe for hazardous debris flows

A team from the SLF studied ten different debris-flow channels in Switzerland to gain a fuller understanding of flows. The findings pave the way for the next generation of debris flow models.

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF)
Research briefs
Study reveals how extreme heat shapes cancer care decisions

Research published in the journal Environmental Research: Climate found that extreme heat is already influencing how people with cancer manage daily life, access care, and make treatment-related decisions.

University of Miami
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Research briefs
Application of a real-time data assimilation system to improve streamflow forecasts in Japan

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS) have developed a real-time data assimilation system that substantially improves streamflow and flood forecasting accuracy across Japan.

University of Tokyo 東京大学
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The World Cup is one wildfire away from an air quality disaster

FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.

Grist Magazine
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Buildings must be constructed to withstand category five hurricanes in revised building code

The requirement that buildings must be constructed to withstand Category Five hurricanes is a critical feature of the revised Building Code.

Jamaica Information Service
Dharavi slums on the banks of the river Mumbai
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Slums are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis — and devising solutions

As temperatures rise, it is the poor who suffer most. The coping strategies of those living in informal settlements may hold lessons for cities of the future.

Knowable Magazine