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USA: new report finds the toughest water security problems can be solved

Report proposes solutions to severe water and security challenges in India, Iran, Iraq, the African Sahel, Central America, and Yemen.
World Resources Institute
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Increase in glacial lake volume drives flood risk

Glaciers are retreating on a near-global scale. Increase in glacial lakes volume poses greatest dangers to downstream communities.
University of Calgary
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Scientists unlock crops' power to resist floods

Plant enzymes could be manipulated to create flood-resistant crops as weather events become more extreme due to global warming.
University of Sydney
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Disasters must be unusual or deadly to prompt local climate policy change

Disasters alone are not enough to motivate local communities to engage in climate change adaptation. Policy change depends on a combination of factors.
Oregon State University
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Malaria: New map shows which areas will be at risk because of global warming

New study models surface water across Africa to show which parts of the continent are climatically-suitable for malaria – and how this will change.
Conversation Media Group, the
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The Le Teil earthquake provides new insights on seismic risk in France and Western Europe

On 11 November 2019, a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred near the village of Le Teil in southern France producing an unexpected surface rupture with ground displacement.
EurekAlert
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Biloxi’s 15-year recovery from Hurricane Katrina offers lessons for other coastal cities

Biloxi was devastated by hurricane Katrina. The story of its reconstruction can inform the long term recovery of other communities across the United States.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Rural areas may suffer disproportionately in quakes

Location matters: Seismologists studying historical casualty estimates after large earthquakes suggest future rescue efforts should look for rural-area victims.
Temblor

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