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Displaying 60 of about 329 resultsIn North Carolina, Hammocks Beach State Park includes areas that have been used by humans for more than 2,000 years.Artifacts remain from Indigenous hunting and fishing sites, colonial settlements, and the Civil War.But as seas rise and storms batter the shoreline, some of this history could be washed away.Ropp: “Particularly on Hammocks Beach, we’ve se…
In August 2023, the Ecuadorian Red Cross activated its Early Action Protocol (EAP) for Extreme Rainfall related to the El Niño Phenomenon. Since then, it has constantly monitored forecasts related to each of the trigger thresholds listed in this framework – and in early February 2024, the third trigger was reached.Analysis of data issued by Ecuador…
What do Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Tula, Mexico (a city outside Mexico City), have in common? Both have histories of communities experiencing unequal flood exposure, unfair recovery outcomes, and a limited ability to adapt to flooding. These inequalities represent what we call flood injustice, and they demonstrate how flood risk is shaped by poli…
This paper explores the financial stability implications of acute physical climate change risks using a novel approach focusing on a severe season associated with a series of tropical cyclone and flood events. This study's approach was recently applied to study physical risks in the Mexican financial sector, but the framework also pertains to other coun…
The geology along Ecuador's Coca River is moving in fast-forward. In a scientific field where natural wonders form over millennia, but natural disasters occur in minutes, speed is less than desirable. Over the last four years, the river and its surrounding area within the Amazon basin have experienced a lava dam collapse, 500 million tons of sedime…
Climate change will dramatically impact streamflow and its contributions to the Colorado River by increasing forest water use and reducing groundwater levels, new study findsReno, Nev. (May 23, 2024) – The Colorado River makes life possible in many Western cities and supports agriculture that sustains people throughout the country. Most of the river’s w…
In this study, the authors are analysing the effects that the earthquakes that hit the Dominican Republic (2003), Honduras (2007 and 2009) and Haiti (2010) had on gender relations, making comparisons between urban and rural areas. Socioenvironmental disasters are extraordinary occurrences which produce serious consequences for the impacted population.Th…
Rising seas and extreme storms fueled by climate change are combining to generate more frequent and severe floods in cities along rivers and coasts, and aging infrastructure is poorly equipped for the new reality. But when governments and planners try to prepare communities for worsening flood risks by improving infrastructure, the benefits are oft…
No two volcanic eruptions are exactly alike, but scientists think a series of explosive eruptions at Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano fit into a whole new category.By analyzing the dynamics of 12 back-to-back explosions that happened in 2018, researchers describe a new type of volcanic eruption mechanism. The explosions were driven by sudden pressure increases…
No one can precisely predict when an earthquake is to happen. Since the 1994 6.7-magnitude Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles County that caused 72 deaths, 9,000 injuries and $25 billion in damages, Southern California has been anxiously waiting for "The Big One": a devastating quake predicted to be at least a 7.8 magnitude and 44 times stronger. Seis…
Set amid the rapidly growing city of Kingston, Jamaica's capital, is a small commercial garden run by the community group the Abilities Foundation. Neat rows of fruits and vegetables line the plot, which helps fund vocational training for students with special needs.Alongside the produce is a tank that harvests rainwater and a network of tubes that disp…
In October, the city's top environmental official told City Council members that Chicago is "laser-focused on collaboration and bold solutions" to help homeowners battle flooding problems. Angela Tovar then pointed council members to the program RainReady, created in Chatham to provide grants to homeowners in the South Side neighborhood to ins…
This analysis delves into precipitation dynamics in the Bacia Taquari Antas region, with a focus on September 2023. Employing a multi-scale approach encompassing monthly, daily, and subdaily analyses, the study unveils a consistent precipitation distribution throughout the year. September 2023’s anomaly, the second-highest in the dataset, prompts invest…
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assess the capacity of the country’s agriculture sector, inclusive of the fisheries and forestry subsectors, to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects.These sector and su…
The Americas and Caribbean region has gained four new MCR2030 Resilience Hubs. Montevideo (Uruguay), Pudahuel (Chile), Santa Ana (Costa Rica), and Santiago de Cali (Colombia) have been appointed by the members of the Global Coordinating Committee of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative. This initiative, promoted by the United Nations Of…