Severe Storms & Flooding
-
Climate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Could Divert Floodwaters to Recharge Parched Aquifers
California may be able to address its side-by-side problems with flooding and drought by diverting water from areas with two much moisture to other ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
Severe Storms Could Wipe Out 167 Million Homes by 2040 without G7 Action
Unless G7 leaders find global solutions to climate change, 167 million homes around the world could be wiped out within the next two decades, ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Models May Underestimate Clouds’ Cooling Ability, Scientists Say
Standard climate modelling may underestimate the extent to which some types of clouds cool the atmosphere, according to a new paper in the journal ... -
BuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Climate Risk Becomes Major Issue on Home Buyers’ Checklists
Climate risk, with its implications for a home’s safety today and its resale value tomorrow, is emerging as an important new item on many ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsElectricity GridHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
True Death Toll from Texas Winter Power Failure Rises to 702
The death toll from February’s power grid failure in Texas could be five times what officials have so far declared—and little is being done ... -
AsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
Climate Change Causes 37% of Heat Wave Deaths, New Research Shows
Climate change due to human activity was responsible for about 11 million heat wave deaths between 1991 and 2018, and boosted the damage from ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsMiddle EastSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Disasters in 2020 Displace Three Times More People than War
Some 30 million people around the world were displaced last year by floods, severe storms, and wildfires, making climate change the cause of three ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Louisiana Forms Climate Task Force as Fossils Dig In
Louisiana is sending mixed signals on climate action, with Governor John Bel Edwards (D) setting up a task force in support of his pledge ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
NWT Communities Evacuate in Face of ‘Scary’ Mackenzie River Flooding
As extreme seasonal flooding hits riverside communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories, the region’s small towns are stepping up to help each other. -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Underfunded Climate Adaptation Projects Aren’t Delivering What Communities Need
In 2019, an international climate fund approved a 10-year, US$9.3-million project to support communities in the drylands of Mozambique that are affected by frequent ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsForests & DeforestationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Study of Climate Tipping Points Shows Need for Rapid Carbon Cuts
A new study concludes it may still be possible to temporarily exceed the environmental “tipping points” that would signal a drastic deepening of the ... -
AsiaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Cuts to UK Global Resilience Funding Undermine Cities’ Response to Fire, Floods
The UK’s decision to gut the budget for a key global disaster resilience research hub is putting millions of poor and vulnerable city-dwellers in ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
Canada Must Tie Budget 2021 Spending to Community-Based Action: Op-Ed
While the “serious coin” directed to climate action by Canada’s 2021 budget is most welcome, two experts are urging policy-makers at all levels to ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityIndiaJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSoil & Natural Sequestration
Small Temperature Shifts Can Drive ‘Chaotic’ Changes to South Asian Monsoon
As the world warms, monsoon changes are set to cause havoc across a huge and densely populated swathe of the planet, with the great ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAsiaAustraliaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFood SecurityIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
Over 50 Million People ‘Doubly Hit’ by Pandemic, Climate Disasters: WMO
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had no effect on the “relentless” increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases, but made the impacts of the ...
