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Displaying 5 of about 5 resultsThis report also demonstrates the impact of this warming, both on the planet’s ecosystems and on individuals and communities, through superstorms, flooding, heatwaves, droughts and wildfires.It highlights the following:
Concentrations of the major greenhouse gases, CO2, CH4, and N2O, continued to increase despite the temporary reduction in emissions…
This BAMS special report presents assessments of how human-caused climate change may have affected the strength and likelihood of individual extreme events.
The ninth edition of the report "Explaining Extreme Events in 2019 from a Climate Perspective", presents 15 new peer-reviewed analyses of extreme weather across four continents and one sea during 2…
2021 must be the year for climate action – “the make it or break it year,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of WMO’s report on the State of the Global Climate 2020 which highlighted accelerating climate change indicators and worsening impacts.
“This is a frightening report. It needs to be read by all lea…
This report highlights the 10 most financially devastating climate events of 2021, from hurricanes in the US, China and India to floods in Australia, Europe and Canada. All cost over 1.5 billion dollars of damage. It also looks at five events which, while carrying a lower financial cost, brought devastating human impacts such as drought in Africa and La…
The National Risk Index (The Index) is an online tool to help illustrate the nation's communities most at risk of natural hazards. It is made possible through a collaboration between FEMA and dozens of partners in academia; local, state and federal government; and private industry.
The Index leverages best available source data to provide a holistic vi…