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Professor Jin‐Ho Yoon's joint research team identifies link between three typhoons that affected the Korean Peninsula in the summer of 2020 and wildfires in the western United States

Three typhoons, which caused much damage to the Korean Peninsula in the summer of 2020, affected forest fires in Oregon by changing jet streams with strong energy.
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
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Getting the message right on nature-based solutions to climate change

Nature‐based solutions can play a key role in helping to tackle the climate and nature crises, while delivering other benefits for people, according to a new paper.
Oxford University
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The Western United States is a hotspot for snow droughts

A new study compares snowpack across the world and offers a tool to help scientists pinpoint where this critical resource is waning.
The Revelator
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Hurricanes and typhoons moving 30km closer to coasts every decade

High-intensity tropical cyclones have been moving closer to coasts over the past 40 years, potentially causing more destruction than before.
Imperial College London
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Forests with diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth

Novel 3D computational study links observable forest characteristics with fire behavior and reveals how forest structure propagates fire
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Why projects to adapt to climate change backfire

Many internationally-funded projects aimed at combating the impacts of climate change can make things worse - by reinforcing or creating new sources of vulnerability.
Oxford University
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Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN

By 2050, most of humanity will live downstream of large dams built in the 20th century. Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommission dams.
United Nations University
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Aon finds climate-influenced weather is key driver of $268B global damage from 2020 disasters with 64% uninsured

Aon plc launches its annual report evaluating the impact of global natural disaster events to identify trends, manage volatility and enhance resilience.
PR Newswire Association LLC.
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Brazilian dam collapse could have been predicted with latest satellite radar imaging technique, study finds

One of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters - a dam collapse that also killed more than 200 people - could have been foreseen with the right monitoring technology.
University of Nottingham
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Number of people suffering extreme droughts set to double worldwide, new climate change study shows

The number of people suffering extreme droughts across the world will double in less than 80 years, according to new research.
University of Nottingham

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