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Satellite analysis of rivers could provide improved flood warnings

Researchers have developed a method of measuring the speed of river flows. Their analysis techniques could enhance the way governments and land managers currently monitor rivers, and improve the ways that floods are predicted.

University of Glasgow
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COP28 offers outlook for building climate-resilient health systems

For the first time at a COP, health made it onto the agenda as one of the key discussion items, underscoring the linkages between climate change and our health.

Asian Development Bank Institute
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After a decade of planning, New York City is raising its shoreline

Inspired by the Dutch model of living with water, New York’s coastal defenses are on the rise. The city is combining infrastructure like floodwalls with nature-based features, as it moves ahead with the largest resiliency project in the U.S.

Yale Environment 360
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Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland after weeks of earthquake warnings − a geologist explains what’s happening

Lava erupted through a fissure in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Dec. 18, 2023, shooting almost 100 feet (30 meters) in the air in its early hours.

Conversation Media Group, the
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Pastoralists as conservationists

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts that bring together PASTRES work from 2018-2023 around a number of themes. In this post, Ian Scoones explore the role of pastoralists in rangeland conservation.

Pastres
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Wildfires can unlock cancer-causing chemicals from the soil, new research finds

The searing heat from wildfires can transform metals found naturally in the soil into cancer-causing airborne particles, according to a new report.

Cable News Network
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Navigating resilience: PCRIC's COP28 side event on parametric insurance

PCRIC successfully hosted its inaugural side event at COP28 in Dubai, themed ‘Embedding Parametric Insurance in the DRF Toolkit at COP28’, supported by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat & the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.

Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company
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Persistent wildfire smoke is eroding rural America’s mental health

Wildfire smoke has become a pervasive form of air pollution released from intensifying fires due to the warming effects. Its noxious effects on mental health, particularly on rural communities, tend to receive less discussion.

Climate Central

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