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Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions

Research suggests UK’s uplands could see significantly more annual rainfall than predicted, highlighting the challenge in anticipating the effects of climate change.
University of Plymouth
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When reporting climate-driven human migration, place matters

Research suggests the common linkage of Central American migration to climate change should be more nuanced, based on local trends not regional expectations.
University of Arizona
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USA: Urban development reduces flash flooding chances in arid West

Urban development in east US causes flash flooding, but has opposite effect in west. Research suggests the urban stream syndrome manifests differently in arid systems.
Pennsylvania State University
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Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying

Research on Antarctic melting from the last interglacial period suggests melting ice sheets will affect future sea level rises far more dramatically than anticipated.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Scientists warn of new health threat caused by global warming

A new Monash University study correlates heat exposure with undernourishment, building on the well-documented indirect link between global warming and undernourishment.
Monash University
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Historical data confirms recent increase in West Texas earthquakes

Analysis of historical seismic data finds West Texas earthquake activity has increased, revealing a correlation between earthquakes and oil and gas activity.
University of Texas
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Climate change, pandemics, biodiversity loss: no country is sufficiently prepared

Report by Cambridge University suggests government policy does not plan enough for catastrophic risks that could threaten human security, prosperity, and potential.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Report: Flooded Future: Global vulnerability to sea level rise worse than previously understood

New elevation data show that by midcentury frequent coastal flooding will rise higher than areas currently home to hundreds of millions of people.
Climate Central
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University of Iowa-led study shows Southern California earthquakes increased stress on major fault line

A University of Iowa-led study found a series of Southern California earthquakes last summer increased stress on the Garlock Fault, a major earthquake fault line.
University of Iowa
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Data interoperability a key for disaster risk reduction in Europe

Data availability is not enough to tackle the imbalance between long-term DRR and short-term preparation. Interoperability of quality-controlled data is vital.
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research

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