Risk identification and assessment

Climate models show warmer winters, with precipitation rates staying about the same but producing more rain and less snowpack, which leads to summer drought.

The state’s first Superfund research center is looking into how climate change is resurfacing industrial pollution.

This report constitutes a synthesis of field observations collected during the Greek scientific mission in Venezuela, published information obtained from international scientific organizations, governmental agencies, and the scientific literature.

This article critically reviews Pakistan's first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and draws lessons from past major flood events, including the 2010 and 2022 floods, to assess the effectiveness of current flood risk management strategies.

Mountain snow and meltwater from glaciers in the Himalayas determine how much water is available for drinking, farming and hydropower for millions of people in India, Pakistan, Nepal, China and Afghanistan.

The Nueces River of South Texas flowed at twice the rate of Niagara Falls last week during the region’s second flood disaster in two years.

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of disaster events, with a focus on water-induced disasters and their associated impacts across Nepal for the period 2011–2025.

Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.