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This paper develops a spatially continuous snow-climate zonation for High Mountain Asia (HMA) and classifies the region into maritime (11.9%), transitional (4.1%), and continental (73.0%) snow-climate regimes.

Using the Universal Thermal Climate Index, this paper assesses heat stress globally since 1950, examining daytime extremes, nocturnal heat and compound daytime–nighttime events, revealing a pronounced, multidimensional intensification.

This article presents the Climate-Resilient Systems Prioritisation Index (CRESPI), a GIS-based spatial decision-support framework developed to support climate resilience planning through the prioritisation of Nature-based Solutions (NbS).

The objective of the article is to estimate the stock of materials present in the building stock of regions susceptible to flooding, using as a study area the municipality of Novo Hamburgo-RS

This diagnosis involved the collation and synthesis of reported and observed interactions of the behavioural, cultural, disciplinary and regulatory dimensions of flood-risk governance that explain the persistence of inaction.

This research examines how AI-driven digital twinning can support climate-adaptive river management by balancing flood conveyance with riparian ecosystem stability.

This review addresses the need for a systematic and decision-oriented synthesis of how space-borne remote sensing has evolved toward integrated flood monitoring and disaster risk reduction frameworks.

This policy brief presents a case study of Indigenous climate mobility governance, through which communities exercise authority to make decisions on how their land or other resources might or might not become available to support groups wanting to move

Urgent investment is needed to ensure Somalia is prepared for a rare weather event that could be more severe due to the impact of climate change, academics warn.

This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report summarizes the direct economic damage to buildings and infrastructure assets caused by the earthquakes in Venezuela on June 24, 2026.

The central lesson from CSB investigations is that uncertainty during emergencies follow recognizable patterns: Incidents begin during routine work, then failures cascade. Escalation outpaces response and safeguards can be unreliable.

Record heat, wildfire threats, and an unprecedented stage modification highlighted the growing challenge global warming poses to endurance sports.

Five South American countries are joining forces under a new regional forecasting programme to improve severe weather warnings across the La Plata Basin.

A citizen science initiative is partnering with Himalayan monasteries to host weather stations, improving climate observations in some of the world's least monitored mountain regions.

Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threat.

Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures.

This study examines gaps in weather and climate information for hard-to-reach communities, proposing an information supply chain framework to improve equitable warning reach and response.

A collaboration between researchers is advancing new methods to improve air quality forecasting and public health alerts, highlighting the role of statistics in tackling real-world environmental challenges.

As the climate warms because of heat-trapping pollution, spring is arriving earlier and summer temperatures are lingering later into the fall. As a result, mosquitoes can emerge earlier, remain active longer, and spread disease over a longer season.

As Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) braced for impacts from a second super typhoon in less than three months, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) joined regional preparedness coordination and relief efforts.

A ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ suggests need for large-scale movement of populations away from reshaped coast.

The Year 1 narrative report highlights progress in strengthening disaster risk reduction, early warning systems and transboundary cooperation across the Western Balkans.

The impacts of climate change are escalating, compounded by urban expansion into fire-prone areas. Eight cutting-edge technologies have the potential to revolutionize wildfire risk reduction strategies.

This paper aims to review and synthesise the current state of knowledge on NbS for FRM in Australia, with a particular focus on identifying key barriers, enablers, and future directions.

A pioneering study has revealed that by the turn of the next century at least half a million more people in the UK will be exposed to risk of coastal flooding – a 25% increase compared to now.

Climate models show warmer winters, with precipitation rates staying about the same but producing more rain and less snowpack, which leads to summer drought.

SLF forest fire expert Julia Miller joins us for an interview to explain why so many forests in Europe are burning, why the situation is not going to improve - and why such extreme events will become more frequent in the coming decades.

Millions of people in Australia are about to feel their phones buzz with a message and hear a loud, siren-like warning. It’s a preview of how the country plans to warn its population when the next bushfire, flood or cyclone comes down.

The European summer of 2026 has so far been characterised by exceptional heat and widespread dryness.

This report analyses how the energy sector can overcome challenges and build climate-resilient energy systems that safeguard livelihoods and underpin sustainable growth.

This solution brief looks at how community resilience action groups (CRAGs) in Bangladesh are strengthening local governance and promoted sustainable, long-term community resilience in highly flood-prone districts.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has had some bad press. However, AI is also showing its value as a transformative technology that could change the way we manage threats. One such threat is wildfire. Discover AI innovations in managing wildfire risk.

The protection gap — the difference between total economic losses and the share that insurance actually covers — is a widening, systemic risk. Here is why it matters, who absorbs the cost, and how catastrophe models can help bring it into view.

The state’s first Superfund research center is looking into how climate change is resurfacing industrial pollution.

Transportation resilience depends as much on coordination as infrastructure. Josh Rodriguez of AASHTO explains why effective preparedness begins long before a disaster occurs and how formal mutual aid transforms emergency response into planned capability.

This thesis examines how different forms and degrees of institutionalization of anticipatory action influence the effectiveness of disaster governance, conceptualized along the dimensions of timeliness and coherence of the Philippines and Bangladesh.

There’s no way to close off the open-air stadium where stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are slated to square off.

Last updated 21 Jul 2026

This report constitutes a synthesis of field observations collected during the Greek scientific mission in Venezuela, published information obtained from international scientific organizations, governmental agencies, and the scientific literature.

The main objective of this policy brief is to offer evidence-based and concise findings, and policy recommendations to strengthen coherence between CCA and DRRM at the Provincial Level in Nepal.

This study examines how hazard intensity, exposure and vulnerability shape tropical cyclone mortality and direct economic losses worldwide, using globally recorded disaster loss data from 1990 to 2019.

This article critically reviews Pakistan's first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and draws lessons from past major flood events, including the 2010 and 2022 floods, to assess the effectiveness of current flood risk management strategies.

Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks from Texas to Kentucky , across the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast.

This policy brief examines Nepal's opportunity to leverage the Barbados Implementation Modalities (BIM) start-up phase to access the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD).

This 14-country African study finds that perceived climate impacts significantly boost public support for government action, meaning the challenge is translating existing demand into effective policy—not creating it.