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Australia state of the environment 2021

… caused by more severe storms and cyclones, the effects of heat stress on domestic animals, and more insidious impacts … and relatively sheltered places include a diverse range of wave‑ and tide‑dominated estuaries, wetlands, bays, coastal … acidification, but experimental research has shown that heat stress can cause changes in metabolic processes and …
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Food for thought: Climate change risk and food (in)security in Tuvalu

… as a low-lying atoll is increasingly affected by the ocean wave energy due to rising sea level and degrading fringing … are causing high sensitivity of coastal areas to the ocean wave energy and flooding events. The risk assessment … adverse impacts on the natural coastal buffers to absorb wave energy and will exacerbate destroying the cultivated …
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The GEO Indigenous Alliance: Perspectives, opportunities and challenges of Earth Observations for disaster risk reduction

… winds, and during the summer there are periods of extreme heat, causing droughts. The affected communities are then …
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Study on the use of climate-related indigenous knowledge systems to support anticipatory action in Zimbabwe

… risks in this area? (Tick all applicable) Droughts Floods Heat waves Cyclones Frost Other (State)________________ In …

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