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Climate models suggest North Africa will get drier in future. But its caves tell a different story.
The costs of climate change are clear with the flood devastation in Lybia simply being the latest grim example. What is also clear is that traditional policymaking has failed and climate assemblies may provide a novel and more equitable path forward.
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Climate assemblies may just provide the breakthrough required to develop popular, just and sustainable climate and energy policies.
Hurricane Lee became the busy 2023 hurricane season’s first Category 5 storm and one of the most intense hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Can Hurricane Fiona give us a hint about what future climate change might bring to Eastern Canada? Unravelling this question could lie in understanding ancient storm records.
Cyclone Idai heading towards Mozambique and Zimbabwe in 2019.
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A lack of weather radar stations means Africa is being hit hard by extreme weather events.
Natural hazards inflict damage on ports worldwide.
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Natural disasters cause billions in damage to ports around the world each year.
Deep ‘blue holes,’ like this one off Belize, can collect evidence of hurricanes.
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A look back at hurricane history suggests we may be significantly underestimating future risks.
Waves breaking on the shore of Étang-du-Nord, Magdalen Islands, during post-tropical storm Fiona on Sept. 24, 2022.
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Storm Fiona caused a lot of property damage and erosion on the Canadian coast. But its effects are also felt in the depths of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Hurricane damage to affordable housing can leave business owners struggling to find employees.
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Research shows that coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on workers being able to return.
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can vary from one student to the next.
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Teaching students techniques to cope with anxiety and stress can help them bounce back after a hurricane upends their life.
Roofs are an entry point for fraud after storms.
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About 9% of homeowner property claims nationwide are filed in Florida, yet 79% of lawsuits related to property claims are filed there.
Hurricane Ian’s water vapor on Sept. 28, 2022, meant heavy rainfall for large parts of Florida.
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Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence on intensity, rainfall and much more.
Nursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies.
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Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.
Hurricane Ian pounded western Cuba on Sept. 26, 2022, on its way to the Florida coast.
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For some people, the risks associated with leaving can seem more dangerous than the storm.
Flying into Hurricane Harvey aboard a a P-3 Hurricane Hunter nicknamed Kermit in 2018.
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The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.
Several people were injured and homes destroyed after tornadoes touched down in Barrie, Ont., in July 2021.
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Engineers, architects and builders can design and construct affordable new buildings that can resist tornadoes, floods and wildfires, but do not. We have that opportunity now.
The Wall of Wind can create Category 5 hurricane winds for testing life-size structures.
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The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes, engineers are planning a new one with 200 mph winds and storm surge.
People take refuge on a sports ground following flooding caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
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Rising populations and a warming climate mean storm surges from super cyclones are likely to affect increasing numbers of vulnerable people.
A mother and son watch as firefighters battle wildfires in Shoresh, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on Aug. 16, 2021.
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For the first time, an IPCC climate report has assessed evidence that weather and climate extremes are already affecting mental health — and are likely to worsen.
Floods across the world this year cost hundreds of lives and millions of pounds in damages.
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Global floods in 2021 showed the danger of poor emergency preparedness - and the importance of planning ahead.
Disasters can happen anywhere at any time. Be prepared.
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When a disaster strikes, you may be stuck for days without power or safe running water. Or you might only have time to grab a bag and go.