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The study introduces a GIS-based model to prioritize green infrastructure locations for urban flood resilience in Monterrey and Brussels, focusing on land suitability and socio-economic vulnerability to better manage flood risks in urban environments.

Nature Scientific Reports
Structural damage to a multi family building caused by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck central Mexico on September 19th, 2017
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A recent swarm of small shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused surprisingly strong ground shaking, prompting researchers to wonder how shaking from a moderate sized earthquake might impact buildings across the city.

Seismological Society of America
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Hurricane Otis yields lessons for researchers and policymakers on how to reduce risks in the face of inequality.

Springer Nature
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A growing water crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only be managed if the two governments work together.

Conversation Media Group, the
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A new study reveals that people under 35 are surprisingly vulnerable to extreme heat, accounting for 75 percent of heat-related deaths.

Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs
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This country profile aims to present a high-level assessment of the climate risks faced by Mexico as well as summarize relevant information on policy and planning efforts at the country level.

World Bank, the
View from space on Fiji in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean and its coral reefs
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To protect coral reefs from the impacts of hurricanes, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala and Mexico have established repair teams to dive down to clear debris from coral reefs as soon as it is safe.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Most of the World Cup venues in North America are at high risk of excessive heat, according to new research.

El País

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