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USA: Racial inequalities in housing extend to flood buyout programs

Whiter, wealthier communities disproportionately benefit from programs to purchase flood-damaged homes, despite higher participation from minority homeowners.
Environment & Energy Publishing
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USA: Extreme weather could bring next recession

New research suggests extreme weather events remain an ‘unpriced risk’ in the energy market, conveying how the market must better asses disaster risk.
University of California, Davis
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Ecuador: South American volcano showing early warning signs of ‘potential collapse’, research shows

Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano is showing the hallmarks of flank instability, which could result in collapse and a colossal landslide.
University of Exeter
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Extreme heat impacts firms’ stock value, study finds

Research finds episodes of extremely hot weather lead to declines in market value. This is especially true in the South and Southeast of the US, and for small firms.
University of California, Davis
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Climate change could trigger more landslides in high mountain Asia

A new study reveals a huge rise in the frequency of landslides in the border regions of China and Nepal that will threaten infrastructures and communities.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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UK: New research highlights long-term impact of flooding on communities

A Scottish study reveals significant long-term impact of flooding, among which: stress, financial hardship, and ill-health among lasting effects.
James Hutton Institute, the
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Storm-Induced sea level spikes differ in origin on US East, Gulf coasts

The Gulf Coast is vulnerable to storm surge. As the climate warms, the region will be even more susceptible to extreme storm surges, according to new research.
Arizona State University
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Ancient Antarctic ice melt increased sea levels by 3+ metres – and it could happen again

A new study finds that the rising of ocean temperatures melted the Antarctic ice sheets and caused extreme sea level.
University of New South Wales
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‘Pacific island builders must factor in sea-level rise’

New study reveals around 40 per cent of all buildings constructed in Fiji and other Pacific Island states after 2017 stand to get inundated by 2050 due to sea-level rise.
Science and Development Network
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Deep learning accurately forecasts heat waves, cold spells

Rice University's self-learning “capsule neural network” uses an analog method of weather forecasting that computers made obsolete in the 1950s.
Rice University

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