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More warming means worse impacts from runoff and drought

New research highlights differences in drought and flood hazards globally under 1.5°C vs. 2°C temperature increases and estimates associated human and economic effects.
Eos - AGU
Documents and publications

Comparing urban coastal flood risk in 136 cities under two alternative sea-level projections: RCP 8.5 and an expert opinion-based high-end scenario

The high degree of uncertainty associated with the extent of future sea-level rise stems primarily from the potential mass loss of the Greenland and Antarctica ice-sheets. This study explores the impact of this uncertainty on economic damage due to sea

Documents and publications

The costs of sea-level rise: Coastal adaptation investments vs inaction in Iberian coastal cities

Iberian coastal cities are subject to significant risks in the next decades due to climate change-induced sea-level rise. These risks are quite uncertain depending on several factors. This article estimate s potential economic damage in 62 Iberian coastal

Update

Not just coronavirus — heat also poses a threat to public health this summer

Unlike hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather phenomena, heat is a silent killer. The COVID-19 pandemic could make that worse.
Conversation Media Group, the
Update

Prolonged Siberian heat "almost impossible without climate change"

The recent prolonged Siberia heat from January to June 2020 would have been almost impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Documents and publications

Larger drought and flood hazards and adverse impacts on population and economic productivity under 2.0 than 1.5°C warming

In this study, the researchers provide a comprehensive and systematic assessment of runoff change, Terrestrial Ecosystem Water Retention (TEWR) change, extreme low and high runoff change and the adverse impacts on population and Gross Development Product

Update

USA: Rising wildfire risk for the 12th district economy

Wildfires threaten the economy of western U.S. and its fallout will only be exacerbated by coronavirus and climate change.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Update

UN-Habitat launches climate resilience project in South Eastern Africa

The project will strengthen urban resilience, promote disaster risk reduction, and increase climate change adaptation in Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and Comoros.
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - Headquarters

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