Severe Storms & Flooding
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CanadaEnergy PoliticsHeat & TemperatureMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportSevere Storms & FloodingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canada’s Climate Change Election: Will Extreme Weather Drive the Vote?
As Canada’s federal election moves into its first full week, one of the looming questions is how and whether voters’ concerns about climate change, ... -
CanadaFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInsurance & LiabilitySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
Atlantic Canada Rethinks Infrastructure, Tree Planting to Prepare for More Frequent, Severe Storms
A steady stream of hurricane-force storms has Atlantic Canada rethinking its approach to electricity grids, shoreline defences, and even tree planting, while insurance companies ... -
AfricaAsiaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America
Extreme Weather Displaces a Record Seven Million People in First Six Months of 2019
A record seven million people were displaced from their homes by extreme weather in the first half of this year, marking 2019 as “one ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationHuman Rights & MigrationSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
‘Climate Apartheid’ Hits Dorian Survivors Denied Temporary U.S. Entry from Bahamas
The treatment of 119 Bahamian hurricane survivors denied entry to the United States is being described as an early example of the “climate apartheid” ... -
CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Adaptation Efforts Need $1.8 Trillion by 2030 to Avert ‘Climate Apartheid’
Countries must invest US$1.8 trillion in climate adaptation funding by 2030 to prevent a world of “climate apartheid”, in which the wealthiest pay to ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
First Nations List Climate Action as First Priority for Next Federal Government
Just two days ahead of the official launch of Canada’s federal election, expected later this morning, the Assembly of First Nations released a policy ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
Bahamas Devastated, Coastal North Carolina Swamped as Hurricane Dorian Passes Through Atlantic Canada
Recovery efforts are under way in Atlantic Canada after a weakened but still-punishing Hurricane Dorian swept through the region as a Category 2 storm ... -
CitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
Bahamas Devastated by Hurricane Dorian as Storm Shifts to Florida Coast
After stalling for 36 hours over parts of the Bahamas and leaving mind-boggling destruction and devastation in its wake, Hurricane Dorian is on the ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMethaneOceansSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Rising Seas, Catastrophic Storms to Deliver ‘Misery on a Global Scale’ by 2100 Unless Climate Action Accelerates
Rising sea levels and catastrophic storm surges could displace 280 million people from the world’s coastlines and produce “misery on a global scale” unless ... -
AustraliaCoalDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureJobsSevere Storms & FloodingSolarUnited States
Don’t Let ‘Neanderthals’ Block Climate Action, Kerry Urges, as Australia Faces Winter Heat and Drought
With parts of southern and eastern Australia suffering through a winter of intense heat and drought, and the Australian Medical Association declaring health emergency, ...
