Climate change

Climate adaptation for disaster resilience and climate change as a risk driver.

Latest Climate change additions in the Knowledge Base

Update
Since April 2023, global sea surface temperatures have been continuously hotter than any period on record — and by a wide margin.
Climate Central
Abandoned flooded houses in Bentiu City South Sudan
Update
Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. More than 700,000 people have been affected.
Conversation Media Group, the
Update
The Duck Creek Tributary’s newly restored, meandering shape helps reduce the flooding of nearby roads. It’s teeming with wildlife, too.
Yale Climate Connections
Update
Urban flooding is increasingly concerning in Canada, where water drainage systems are at risk of being overwhelmed.
Conversation Media Group, the
Cover
Documents and publications
This issue discusses biodiversity impacts on climate change and explores interlinked relationships.
Update
According to National Weather Service data, 37 tornado warnings have been issued in Erdner’s area since 1986, and 27 of them occurred after 2010. Data on tornadoes in Pennsylvania dating back to the 1950s seems to show a slight increase.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Cover
Documents and publications
This Country Climate and Development Report captures the interplay between development challenges and climate change and climate policies in Ecuador, with the objective of identifying synergies and tradeoffs.
Update
In a 6-part series, 99% Invisible explores how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities in the American built environment and how communities across the country have been left to bootstrap their own survival.
99% Invisible
Uploaded on

Is this page useful?

Yes No
Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).