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What measles reveals about health security in Southeast Asia

A measles resurgence shows immunity gaps and is a barometer for health system resilience following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lowy Institute
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Fishers live in fear as looming El Niño and fuel crisis pile on pressure

From the Philippines to Peru a vital industry already reeling from multiple problems faces devastation from skyrocketing fuel prices and super-charged Pacific warming.

Dialogue Earth
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"The heat is gone, but the drought remains."

Too little rain and snow, too little water in the rivers: An interview with SLF hydrologist Manuela Brunner on the causes of the ongoing drought in Switzerland.

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF)
Turkmenistan earthquake
Research briefs
Earthquakes can be destructive for distant cities built on top of basins – now we know why

Sedimentary basins – depressions in Earth’s crust caused by tectonic activity – tend to be flat and are favoured places to build cities. But during earthquakes, they can become natural resonance chambers.

Conversation Media Group, the
Modern high-rise buildings with vertical greenery and integrated plants on facade connected by skybridge.
Research briefs
Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool

Green wall installation can provide cooling effects for both indoor and outdoor environments.

Osaka Metropolitan University
Dark clouds and heavy rainfall over a hilly landscape
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6 ways this year’s “Super El Niño” could affect climate, humans, and marine creatures

NOAA defines a “very strong” El Niño as when the Pacific’s surface waters are more than 2°C warmer than average. What does this mean for climate, for humans, and marine species?

Eos - AGU
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Dong Thap implements soft, "nature-friendly" solutions to respond to landslides

Dong Thap province is facing numerous challenges due to the impacts of climate change, subsidence, landslides, flooding, drought, and saltwater intrusion.

Vietnam.vn
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Insurance cover growing in line with increasing catastrophe risk: Swiss Re

While the global natural catastrophe insurance protection gap is estimated to have risen to US $424 billion in 2025, new research from Swiss Re suggests that insurance coverage is growing broadly in line with the increasing catastrophe exposure.

Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)