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Global flash droughts expected to increase in a warming climate

The rapid development of unexpected drought, called flash drought, can severely impact agricultural and ecological systems with ripple effects that extend even further.
University of Oklahoma
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Climate change risk to price stability: Higher average temperatures increase inflation

Increased average temperatures could drive up annual food and headline inflation by up to 1.18 percent by 2035, a new ECB working paper with PIK expertise shows.
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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Machine learning technology boosts analog weather forecasting

Machine learning technology that can recognize human faces may also help to improve weather forecasts, according to a team of scientists.
Pennsylvania State University
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Building climate resilience based on experiences from the 2021 floods in Western Europe

New UNU report highlights lessons for building climate resilience based on experiences from the 2021 floods in Western Europe
United Nations University
This image shows a group of refugees walking in a cornfield. They are Syrian refugees who are crossing the border to reach the EU.
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Increasing heat likely a major factor in human migration

High temperatures also cause heat illnesses and death in migrants along their journey
EurekAlert
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New method predicts extreme events more accurately

Columbia Engineers develop machine-learning algorithm that will help researchers to better understand and mitigate the impact of extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent in our warming climate.
Columbia University
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What’s next in climate security studies? Exploiting synergies between practice and research

Karamoja is not only one of the country’s most food-insecure regions but has also been plagued by communal violence and violent cattle rustling for decades.
New Security Beat
African women carrying water back to their villages.
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Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate

Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures by 2100, new research suggests.
University of Exeter