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An Indian girl wearing a hat to protect her from the sun and the heat with a bottle of water in her hands.
Research briefs

In South Asia, heat stress kills without a heatwave

A new study shows that even on days where there is no official heatwave warning, the threat from heat remains. The authors showed the association of a newly formulated India heat index (IHI) with daily all-cause mortality in the three cities.
Dialogue Earth
People crossing road with umbrella in rain at Matunga in Mumbai Maharashtra India
Research briefs

Shifting winter storms bring more flooding to india

Western disturbances are hanging out over India for longer, adversely affecting water security in the country.
Eos - AGU
Town picture
Update

Building inclusive and resilient schools in Honduras

As Honduras is country highly exposed to natural hazards and has experienced devastating shocks to its population and economy, rebuilding after disasters with an eye to both ensuring resilience and inclusion is key.
World Bank, the
A women farmer in Zimbabwe walking along her field checking the crops
Update

El Niño and La Niña: four crucial steps to build climate resilience

At UNGA-ECOSOC event, FAO Deputy Director-General emphasizes the key role of effective anticipatory action in protecting and equipping communities ahead of shocks.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
Areal view of the sand mountains in Southern Tunisia close to the Sahara desert. Some trees are growing between the sand dunes.
Update

Saudi Arabia and UNEP launch World Environment Day campaigns to combat desertification and restore degraded lands

World Environment Day (WED) 2024 host, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations Environment Programme, (UNEP) have launched campaigns to combat desertification, restore land and build drought resilience ahead of global WED celebrations.
United Nations Environment Programme
Green roof at the WIPO headquarters building
Update

Nature-Based Solutions in schools: a green way to adapt buildings to climate change in Solana de los Barros, Extremadura (Spain)

Different types of green roofs, green facades, permeable paving and ventilation systems have been tested in a school building of Spain to address increasing temperatures and water scarcity.
Climate-ADAPT
Update

Water shortages a looming threat for Greek isles

The combination of increased consumption and prolonged drought is depleting resources in the Cyclades
Kathimerini
AI for DRR
Update

An AI dataset carves new paths to tornado detection

TorNet, a public artificial intelligence dataset, could help models reveal when and why tornadoes form, improving forecasters' ability to issue warnings.
MIT Press, the

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