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Drought, Famine & Wildfires

Home›Climate Impacts & Adaptation›Category: "Drought, Famine & Wildfires" (Page 6)
  • AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSouth & Central America

    New Study Shows Forests Growing Shorter, Dying Younger, Storing Less Carbon

    May 31, 2020
     
    May 31, 2020
    The world’s forests are growing shorter, dying younger, and storing drastically less carbon due to the combined effects of climate change and illegal logging, ...
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  • CanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesWater

    New Study Reveals Shrinking Snow Mass Across North America

    May 28, 2020
     
    May 28, 2020
    Across all the non-alpine regions of North America, more than 46 billion tonnes of snow has “gone missing” this decade—and the same has happened ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasUnited States

    Courts Rule Against Fossils in California Climate Disclosure Case, Reject Montana Oil and Gas Leases Over Sage Grouse Protection

    May 28, 2020
     
    May 28, 2020
    Five of the world’s most colossal fossils will have to face a pair of lawsuits from California cities and counties in state court, rather ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesHydropowerSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States

    Canada’s ‘Rich Carbon Sink’ Peatlands Need Urgent Protection, Story Map Shows

    May 6, 2020
     
    Primary Author Gaye Taylor
    May 6, 2020
    Northern peatlands—the richest carbon sinks on the planet and epicentres of biodiversity—are in urgent need of protection from human development, the Wildlife Conservation Society ...
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  • Wildfire
    Drought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingUnited States

    Wildfire Crews Must Change Tactics, Rethink Camp Hygiene to Prevent COVID-19 Spread

    April 22, 2020
     
    April 22, 2020
    With wildfire smoke putting firefighters at greater risk of dangerous complications from coronavirus infection, experts are urging multiple changes in firefighting procedures, including improved ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilDrought, Famine & WildfiresFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyUnited States

    Brazilian Deforestation Plants the Seeds for Future Pandemics

    April 19, 2020
     
    April 19, 2020
    As Brazil’s current leader continues to champion the deforestation of the Amazon, experts are warning that such destruction is planting the seeds for the ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments

    In Conversation: Pandemic Experience Puts Spotlight on Local Resilience, Self-Sufficiency, Logtenberg Says

    April 12, 2020
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    April 12, 2020
    Rik Logtenberg is a city councillor in Nelson, British Columbia, founder of Climate Caucus, a national network of mayors and councillors, and the developer ...
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  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHealth & SafetyNuclear

    Ukraine Wildfire Burns to Within Three Kilometres of Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Site

    April 12, 2020
     
    April 12, 2020
    A wildfire in Ukraine has burned to within three kilometres of the containment structure that covers the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, site ...
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  • CanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States

    COVID-19 May Deliver ‘One-Two Punch’ to Flood, Wildfire Response

    April 5, 2020
     
    April 5, 2020
    The potential for a one-two punch—natural disaster plus COVID-19—has emergency preparedness teams across Canada working feverishly to be ready for complex battles that could ...
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  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & Deforestation

    Saxifrage: Canada Uses ‘Creative Accounting’ to Push Forest Emissions Off the Books

    April 5, 2020
     
    April 5, 2020
    Canada is scrambling to push its managed forests off the climate accounting books as the climate crisis itself transforms the country’s vast resource from ...
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  • CanadaDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetySub-National Governments

    Cleanse the Air to Help #FlattenTheCurve, Doctors Urge

    March 29, 2020
     
    March 29, 2020
    While physical distancing and handwashing (have you washed your hands recently??) are essential strategies to #FlattenTheCurve on the coronavirus pandemic, governments can also reduce ...
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  • AfricaAsiaAustraliaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesSmall Island StatesUnited States

    Countries Are ‘Way Off Track’ from Meeting Climate Targets, Latest UN Assessment Warns

    March 10, 2020
     
    March 10, 2020
    Ocean and surface temperatures last year were the highest on record, average global temperature was 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, the Earth lost more ice ...
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  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresJobs & TrainingUnited States

    Former New Mexico Inmates Form Wildland Firefighting Company

    March 10, 2020
     
    March 10, 2020
    A group of former inmates at Los Lunas prison in New Mexico have formed a wildland firefighting company, using the training and experience they ...
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  • AustraliaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemographicsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionResearch & DevelopmentSub-National GovernmentsWind

    Australia Working Toward Net Zero Despite Federal Stonewalling

    March 8, 2020
     
    March 8, 2020
    Continued attempts by Scott Morrison’s government to downplay the climate crisis and obstruct solutions in Australia are proving to be increasingly out of step ...
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  • Australia bushfires volunteer firefighter
    AfricaAsiaAustraliaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSouth & Central America

    Above-Average Heat, Drought-Fueled Fire Risk On Tap for 2020

    March 8, 2020
     
    March 8, 2020
    Despite the absence of El Niño conditions this year, many parts of the world will still see above-average temperatures through 2020—proof that climate change ...
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ICYMI

  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridICYMISub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    California Explores Microgrids as Wildfire Management Tool

    July 21, 2020
     
    July 21, 2020
  • AfricaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresICYMI

    Women Play Key Role in Averting COVID Famine in Sub-Saharan Africa

    July 7, 2020
     
    July 7, 2020
  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyICYMIUnited States

    Trump’s Mount Rushmore Fireworks Plan Risks Virus Spread, Wildfire

    July 2, 2020
     
    July 2, 2020
  • AfricaDrought, Famine & WildfiresICYMIWater

    Families Line Up for Water Overnight as Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Faces Drought

    July 2, 2020
     
    July 2, 2020
  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyICYMIUnited States

    Arizona Blaze Approaches Mega-Fire Status

    June 28, 2020
     
    June 28, 2020
  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridICYMISub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    California Scrambles to Add Microgrids Before Wildfire Season

    June 23, 2020
     
    June 23, 2020
  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyICYMISolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Firefighters Douse Flames Near South California Solar Plant

    June 18, 2020
     
    June 18, 2020
  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyICYMIUnited States

    Western U.S. Sees Rise in COVID Cases as Wildfire Season Looms

    June 16, 2020
     
    June 16, 2020
  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureICYMI

    Dry Weather Could Bring ‘Challenging’ Season for UK Farmers

    June 7, 2020
     
    June 7, 2020
  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresICYMIUnited States

    Western U.S. Gears for Above-Normal Wildfire Risk This Summer

    June 2, 2020
     
    June 2, 2020
  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresICYMIUnited States

    Massive Missouri River Records Driest Decade in 1,200 Years

    May 26, 2020
     
    May 26, 2020
  • AsiaDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHealth & SafetyICYMI

    Siberian Wildfires Scorch Area Three Times the Size of Delaware

    May 24, 2020
     
    May 24, 2020
  • BrazilDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsICYMI

    Legal Loopholes, Cycle of Greed Drive Next Fire Season in Brazilian Amazon

    May 24, 2020
     
    May 24, 2020
  • Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeICYMI

    Central Europe Prepares for Worst Drought in 500 Years

    May 20, 2020
     
    May 20, 2020
  • BuildingsCitiesDrought, Famine & WildfiresICYMI

    Community Planners, Homeowners Must Step Up for Fire Suppression

    May 20, 2020
     
    May 20, 2020
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