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This theme adresses how science and technology can contribute to DRR, including approaches and initiatives to bring scientific and technical knowledge into practice and policy, approaches for multidisciplinary engagement, good practice in scientific and technical aspects of DRR, and citizen science.

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Rolling in the deep: Norfolk street flooding predicted in seconds with machine learning models

Getting around on a rainy day often involves dodging puddles – or sloshing through them. But during downpours, shallow pools can quickly become roadway ponds that cripple transportation, threaten safety and undermine emergency response.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLAB)
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Five ways AI can strengthen early warning systems

Explore how AI can boost early warning systems to protect vulnerable communities.
United Nations University (UNU)
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A new era in hurricane tracking begins

Inside the dangerous mission that could revolutionize how we hunt nature’s most terrifying storms.
Yale Climate Connections
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As ‘doomsday’ glacier melts, can an artificial barrier save it?

Warm ocean currents weaken the base of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, whose demise could raise sea levels by 7 feet. To separate the ice from those warmer ocean waters, scientists have put forward an audacious plan to erect a massive underwater curtain.
Yale Environment 360
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Co-knowledge production linking science, communities and public policy under deep uncertainty in a modern risk society in Japan

This paper focuses on the question of how to link science, communities, and public policy to address the structural challenges as seen in cascading disaster risks and deep uncertainty through cases in Japan from resilience perspectives.
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New online map tracks costs of climate-related disasters across Canada

With attribution science getting ever more precise in connecting extreme weather and wildfires to climate change, a new tracker from the Canadian Climate Institute is calling for pro-active adaptation measures to limit the damage.
The Energy Mix
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Canadian city invites neighbors to tackle climate change together

The ‘Neighbouring for Climate’ tool kit is designed to help Edmonton residents prepare for disasters.
Yale Climate Connections
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Virtual reality offers a glimpse of future climate impacts

In Santa Cruz, California, a VR film shows a 360-degree look at beaches and streets disappearing as sea levels rise.
Yale Climate Connections
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