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Displaying 45 of about 3411 results[....]As climate change causes more frequent and severe droughts, as well as torrential and erratic rains, farmers are struggling to cope with dwindling crop yields that mean less food to eat, and in the worst cases, hunger.In Chiquimula and other areas, they are turning to drought-resistant bean varieties bred to contain more zinc and iron to stem maln…
This assessment is the first comprehensive study of current and projected risks from climate change to the health of Canadians since 2008. It addresses the evolving knowledge needs of government decision makers, civil society organizations, and individual Canadians by providing evidence-based and, where possible, quantitative information to help people…
The purpose of this paper is to identify the main challenges to poverty reduction in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)region due to climate change, and the potential role of social protection in this context. This paper focuses on the role of non-contributive cash transfers to support poor and vulnerable households exposed to new climate t…
The islands of Hawaii are world renowned for their generally pleasant and tranquil weather. However, the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire tragedy on Maui was a stark reminder that Hawaii also can experience drought and hot, dry, windy weather, providing the conditions for destructive fires.Hawaii has seen a generally rising trend in the amount of land that burns…
The climate event called El Niño is a natural pattern that has important implications for the ecosystems and biodiversity of the Americas and the Caribbean region, given its frequency, intensity and negative impacts. The prolonged droughts resulting from El Niño are its main manifestation, causing alterations in the dynamics and physiological cycles of…
This study aimed to explore the socio-economic impacts of climate change on Bonaire. First, the researchers analysed the biophysical effects of climate change under different climate scenarios in 2050, namely coral reef degradation and inundation. This information was subsequently applied to determine socio-economic impacts associated with climate chang…
Honduras has the potential to reduce poverty, lower inequality, and achieve low-carbon and climate-resilient development while accelerating climate adaptation, leveraging decarbonization policies, and transforming the agriculture, transport, and electricity sectors, according to a new World Bank report.The World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Developm…
Starting in the 1990s, geophysicist Klaus Jacob started warning publicly that New York could eventually see a catastrophic storm abetted by climate change. From 2008 to 2019, he served on the New York City Panel on Climate Change, a scientific body that informs the city’s efforts to adapt infrastructure to changing climate. Most famously, he…
The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms – and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts.
By October, the U.S. had already seen 15 disasters causing more than US$1 billion in damage each, well above the average. The year started with widespread severe winter storms from Texas to Maine, affect…
Climate change has already made extreme precipitation in California twice as likely, part of a trend projected to continue through 2100.
Extreme storm sequences are projected to generate 200% to 400% more runoff by the end of the century.
Today’s study is the first part of ArkStorm 2.0, a scenario to prepare for catastrophic flooding in the western…
The cancellation of the Manitoba Marathon due to extreme heat may provide a case study for athletic event management in extreme weather.
As researchers in kinesiology and recreation management, we took an interest in how the disruption was handled not only professionally, but also from a personal perspective: one of us (Shaelyn) was participa…
Rivers around the world have been drying up recently. The Loire in France broke records in mid-August for its low water levels, while photos circulating online show the mighty Danube, Rhine, Yangtze and Colorado rivers all but reduced to trickles.
It is not just rivers that are running low but the reservoirs they replenish, leading…
Questions poured in by the dozen after the morning session of the 2015 Adapt CT legal workshop—six pages worth, in fact.
“After the lunch break, we asked people to put questions into a box, and we got through some of them in great panel discussions in the afternoon,” recalls Juliana Barrett, Connecticut Sea Grant coastal habitat specialist, a…
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR-ROAMC) invite MCR2030 Local governments and participating entities to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk red…
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and threaten the water security of millions of people, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change.
A Washington State University-led research team analyzed climate, agricultural and p…