Severe Storms & Flooding
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AustraliaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
BREAKING: Australia Tries to Drop 1.5°C Target from Pacific Declaration as Endangered Countries Demand Real Carbon Reductions
Australia is trying to water down references to the climate “crisis”, the long-term goal of 1.5°C average global warming, a ban on new coal-fired ... -
CitiesFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
New Orleans Catches a Break as Hurricane Barry Weakens to Tropical Depression
New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and other Louisiana communities caught a break over the weekend as Barry, the first named storm of the 2019 season, ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Record Arctic Heat Produces Wildfires, Health Alerts in Alaska and Beyond
A record heat wave across Alaska and much of the Arctic is thawing tundra and sucking moisture out of circumpolar forests and peat bogs, ... -
AfricaBuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaSevere Storms & Flooding
UN Stresses Adaptation Funding as Frequency of Global Climate Disasters Hits One Per Week
The frequency of major climate disasters has reached one per week around the world, a top United Nations official warns, in a new report ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
Buildings, Coastlines, Northern Communities Face Worst Climate Impacts
Buildings, coastlines, and Northern communities in Canada face the most serious risks from climate change, according to a new report produced for the federal ... -
AfricaBrazilChinaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Damages Could Hit $69 Trillion by 2100
The impacts of climate change could cost the global economy US$69 trillion through 2100 if average global warming is allowed to hit 2.0°C, according ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
China Tips Plans for Faster Carbon Cuts as Severe Weather Impacts Mount
China announced plans last weekend to finalize new, tougher carbon reduction targets that reflect the “highest possible ambition” to combat the climate crisis, just ... -
Regional Governor Blames Climate Change After Freak Hail Storm Hits Mexican Cities
A freak summer hail storm buried cars and blanketed the cities of Guadalajara and Tlaquepaque, Mexico June 30, with news reports placing the total ... -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetySevere Storms & Flooding
Reducing Climate Damage Claims Depends on Flood Zone Mapping, Public Awareness
Mapping flood zones, raising public awareness, and investing heavily in climate mitigation are necessary pre-conditions for making a proposed “high-risk” insurance pool (rather than ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSevere Storms & FloodingShale & Fracking
Global Plastics Boom Drives Annual CO2 Increase to Seven-Year High
The global boom in plastics was a key factor driving the sharp rise in carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, Greenpeace UK’s award-winning Unearthed news ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & Flooding
Bui: Time for a Federal Leaders’ Debate on Climate Crisis [Sign-On]
After seeing the climate crisis crash into the two places she calls home, Vietnam and Ottawa, Our Time Ottawa organizer Vi Bui is pushing ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Ice Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
South Pacific Islands Lead Fight for Faster Carbon Cuts as UN Prepares for September Summit
South Pacific islands whose very existence is imperiled by climate change continue to use the “moral force” of their endangerment to build consensus on ...
