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Risk identification and assessment

A qualitative or quantitative approach to determine the nature and extent of disaster risk by analysing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of exposure and vulnerability that together could harm people, property, services, livelihoods and the environment on which they depend.

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Research briefs

Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer

A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures due to climate change concludes that the approaching summer in the tropics has nearly a 7 in 10 chance of breaking records for temperature and humidity.
University of California, Berkeley
Update

New tools from NOAA and CDC show people their risk from heat as another hot summer looms

The tools are part of a broader government initiative to better prepare the country for heat waves, which are increasing in frequency, intensity and duration as a result of climate change.
NBC News
Repairs to an active landslide on U.S. Route 101 in 2021
Research briefs

A million years without a megaslide

A new study goes deep into the Gulf of Alaska to examine the sixth-largest underwater landslide and investigate why a similar event hasn’t happened since.
Eos - AGU
Research briefs

Feedback loop that is melting ice shelves in West Antarctica revealed

New research has uncovered a feedback loop that may be accelerating the melting of the floating portions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, pushing up global sea levels.
University of Southampton, the
Update

How a climate conundrum at the heart of the Pacific is challenging disaster preparedness in Australia

This article covers the ongoing enigma at the heart of the Pacific of confounding predictability of climate extremes at seasonal and longer timescales.
Risk Frontiers Holdings Pty Ltd
Research briefs

Exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy increases risk of preterm birth

Wildfires often spew plumes of toxic smoke, eroding decades of improvements in air quality. A new paper by Sally Picciotto at UC Berkeley School of Public Health analyses how the impact of wildfire smoke can have on human health and pregnancy.
University of California, Berkeley
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Documents and publications

European state of the climate 2023

The report provides descriptions and analysis of climate conditions and variations from across the Earth system, key events and their impacts, and a discussion of climate policy and action with a focus on human health.
Dried river in Spain
Update

Europe experiences widespread flooding and severe heatwaves in 2023

Europe is no exception when it comes to the consequences of climate change. It is the fastest warming continent, with temperatures rising at around twice the global average rate.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Copernicus Climate Change Service

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