Severe Storms & Flooding
-
CanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Study Projects Warming Trends, Rain and Drought for 540 North American Cities in 2080
Average winters in 2080 will be 9.5°C warmer in Montreal, 7.3°C warmer in Quebec City, 6.1°C warmer in Ottawa, and 5.6°C warmer in St. ... -
AsiaChinaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydroIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
‘Terrifying Assessment’ Shows Himalayas Losing One-Third of Ice by 2100 in Best-Case GHG Scenario
The Mount Everest area will lose more than half of its ice by 2100 in even the most optimistic greenhouse gas reduction scenario, and ... -
AustraliaCitiesClimate DenialDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureHydroSevere Storms & Flooding
Record Flood Hits Queensland, Australia While Tasmania Burns
Hundreds of people in northern Australia were forced to evacuate their homes and about 18,000 lost power after the coastal city of Townville, in ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Insurance Giant Aon Places Extreme Weather Costs at $653 Billion Over 2017-2018
A US$653-billion global price tag made 2017-2018 the most expensive two-year period ever for extreme weather, according to a report issued last month by ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWater
U.S. Companies Acknowledge Mounting Climate Risks in CDP Disclosures
A recent report from the UK’s Carbon Disclosure Project shows that many of America’s largest corporations recognize climate change as a clear and present ... -
AfricaDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
Mali’s Armed Conflict, Climate Impacts Represent ‘Multiple Threats, Terribly Tangled’
Climate change-driven temperature increases, drought, flooding, and food shortages are piling in behind an accelerating, years-long armed conflict to make Mali, one of five ... -
ChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureOceansSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Oceans Warming Faster Than IPCC Estimate, China-U.S. Study Concludes
The world’s oceans are up to 50% warmer than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated in its most recent report, and the rate ... -
CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
UK Resort Town Declares Climate Emergency, Seeks Funds for Net Zero Carbon Target
The town council in Scarborough, a resort community on England’s North Sea, has declared a climate emergency as a first step in taking action ... -
AfricaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate ‘Tipping Point’ in Africa Dictates Urgent Action to Mitigate Risks, Safeguard Progress
Atmospheric warming due to climate change has brought Africa to a tipping point that requires urgent action to “mitigate risks and safeguard a decade ... -
CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
Canadian Defence Chief Cites Natural Disasters as Major Security Threat
The increased frequency of major natural disasters is one of the biggest security threats Canada will face in 2019, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. ...
