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Displaying 2033 of about 2033 resultsBy Ivana Kottasová
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"Healthy people in general are okay in hot weather as long as they take some precautions, but when it starts getting to about 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) even healthy people are at risk," said Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, which is…
By Lucia Bevere & Michael Gloor
Flood is a major risk in Europe: The Central European floods of 2002 and 2013 are only the most recent reminders of the loss potential of this peril. Of course, floods have happened throughout history, and occasional anomalies are to be expected, but studies confirm that climate change has significantly exp…
By Tom Ravenscroft
Rising sea levels are impacting the design and shape of our cities. Edward Barsley outlines six key strategies for creating environments that are adapted to flooding.
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Alleviate – Yanweizhou Park by Turenscape
An alleviation strategy will increase the capacity of a water system, or provide supplementary areas that can b…
By Nilesh Bakshi, Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; and Maibritt Pedersen Zari, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer you…
Global Commission on Adaptation brings together broad coalition of universities, cities and community organizations to help cities build resilience to climate change
A global consortium of universities, cities, community organizations and World Resources Institute launched an initiative to build cities’ capacities to adapt to the impacts of climate cha…
This blog post features the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report’s Chapter 6.
Chapter 6 of the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report discusses climate change impacts and risks to cities, settlements, critical infrastructure, and climate adaptation.
The chapter presents insights and solutions on how they can mitigate and adapt…
This handbook provides an overview of natural hazards, climate change susceptibility, disaster management and response in Bangladesh. It provides analysis of government disaster plans and policies and community preparedness.
The handbook highlights the growing concern of the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise and human displacemen…
Coastal Alaska communities from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta northward will see more of their buildings exposed to flooding by 2100 if they continue developing at the same location, according to new research.University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Richard Buzard found that 22% of structures in 46 of 55 analyzed coastal communities are in flood plai…