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Research briefs

Avalanches: percentage of survivors up by ten percent since 1994

Analysis of forty years of data shows the importance of intervention from fellow excursionists.
European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano
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Developing a trigger-based finance framework for climate related disasters

A new initiative in Malawi aims to enhance the capacity of vulnerable communities to anticipate, manage, and recover from large-scale flooding events.
InsuResilience Solutions Fund
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Seasonality and climate change: Challenges for physical activity in older adults

Research indicates seasonal variations in physical activity levels among adults in different climates due to temperature and humidity.
Open Access Government
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Is the idea of a “climate haven” under water?

As Helene tragically showed, even places semi-shielded from heat and drought can fall prey to intensifying downpours and disastrous floods.
Yale Climate Connections
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Extreme weather is disrupting lives in southern Africa: new policies are needed to keep the peace

Climate change-induced disasters threaten the livelihoods and well-being of communities. They can result in displacement, as seen in the current floods in west, central and north Africa, which have displaced 3.5 million people and killed 900.
Conversation Media Group, the
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How hurricanes in the Gulf trigger storms in Virginia and North Carolina

Flash floods happen because you have significant rainfall in one region in a short period of time. It can happen anywhere. In urban areas with significant development, it can happen because the rain doesn’t have much space to penetrate into the ground.
University of Virginia
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Measuring economic losses caused by climate change

This first in a two-column series explores the concept of damage functions, highlighting the persisting uncertainties and the importance of continued dialogue to refine our understanding of climate-induced economic losses.
VOX EU
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Where surfaces are impervious

Many areas in North Rhine-Westphalia are paved over by impervious surfaces such as roads, housing estates and industrial sites. While this is obvious from aerial photographs, it is difficult to analyze.
Ruhr University Bochum | Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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