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Effective government saves lives in cyclones, other disasters

Effective national & local governments are associated with fewer deaths from tropical cyclone disasters, even in countries with similar levels of wealth and development.
Cornell University
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Identifying communities at risk for impacts of extreme heat

An analysis of ways to measure a community's vulnerability to climate change suggests that California's current method may leave some at-risk communities behind.
ScienceDaily
PLOS ONE
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Why mispricing the risks of Sea Level Rise could prove costly

According to new research, home sales volumes in the US have declined in at-risk markets, indicating that homebuyers are becoming more worried about SLR.
University of Pennsylvania
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New drone technology improves ability to forecast volcanic eruptions

Specially-adapted drones have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes that will enable local communities to better forecast future eruptions.
University College London
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Expect more mega-droughts

Mega-droughts – droughts that last two decades or longer – are tipped to increase thanks to climate change, according to University of Queensland-led research.
University of Queensland
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Saudi Arabia faces increased heat, humidity, precipitation extremes by mid-century

High-resolution climate projections could enable a robust adaptation and resilience response in the face of the weather extremes Saudi Arabia will experience.
Massachussets Institute of Technology
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Analytics professor’s research offers new way to forecast COVID-19 cases, study impact of public health measures

A news statistical estimation technique offers public health officials a new way to build short-term forecasts of coronavirus diagnoses and deaths.
University of Notre Dame
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Climate change undermines the safety of buildings and infrastructure in Europe

The higher temperatures expected over the next 50 years in Europe will accelerate corrosion of buildings and will expose infrastructure to higher stresses.
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
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Using a volcano’s eruption ‘memory’ to forecast dangerous explosions

Stromboli is known for its low-energy but persistent explosive eruptions. The Strombolian activity has long been an attraction for volcanologists from all over the world.
University of Bristol
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New dataset provides county-level exposure numbers for tropical cyclones, human health

Colorado State University provides a new open-source data set for tropical cyclone exposure assessment and epidemiological research.
Colorado State University

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