Severe Storms & Flooding
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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. ... -
Most Canadian Cities Have Failed to Assess Climate Risk, Study Shows
Most Canadian cities have failed to assess the threats they’ll face as climate change makes weather disasters more frequent and severe, according to a ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingTransit
London Mayor Khan Declares Climate Emergency, Pushes Carbon Neutral Deadline from 2050 to 2030
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is declaring a climate emergency and calling for more urgent action by the UK government “to avert an ecological breakdown ... -
CanadaCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Health Impacts Kill 2.1 Million World-Wide, 7,142 in Canada in 2017
Chronic exposure to the air pollution associated with greenhouse gas emissions kills 2.1 million people world-wide and 7,142 in Canada per year, according to ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Regions Could Face Up to Six Climate Threats at Once by 2100
The risks and hazards associated with climate change are already coming in combination, and some parts of the world could face as many as ... -
AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
‘Carbon-Free’ Virtual Forum Demands 1.5°C Action for World’s Most Vulnerable Nations
The Climate Vulnerable Forum completed the world’s first-ever zero-emissions climate summit this week, a day-long virtual meeting that challenged the inevitably more carbon-intensive COP ... -
AsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Philippines Commission Probes Fossils’ Accountability for Extreme Climate Impacts
The business writers at The Economist are paying attention to an inquiry launched by the Philippine Commission on Human Rights, aimed at determining for ... -
Five Years After Super Typhoon Haiyan, Filipina Survivor Testifies Against Big Fossil Polluters
“As we were leaving Tacloban it reminded me of the scene from the Hunger Games. I thought: I never want to come back to ...
