England may flood in February.
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The Met Office has predicted that England is to be affected by flooding this February.
Heavy rain from a series of atmospheric rivers flooded large parts of California from late December 2022 into early January 2023.
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Urban infrastructure was designed to take stormwater out to the ocean quickly. Now, California needs that precious water.
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African leaders must take radical actions to strengthen the continent’s voice and participation in future events.
Rain and fast snowmelt sent the Yellowstone River and nearby streams raging beyond their banks in June 2022.
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Millions of people around the world suffered through deadly flooding and long-lasting heat waves in 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.
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People are starting to notice the weather and climate, and to understand climate change better than ever before.
Catholic faithful stage a peaceful protest to condemn the rampant killing in Benue State, North Central of Nigeria.
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Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a second look at Nigeria in 2022.
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To keep up with climate-related disasters, we need transformational solutions. These range from ‘sponge cities’ and floating houses to putting out bushfires minutes after they start.
Dozens of homes were left unstable in the Daytona Beach area after Hurricane Nicole’s erosion.
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Dozens of homes near Daytona Beach collapsed or were left unstable when Hurricane Nicole struck. Here’s what can be done to reduce that kind of risk.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry closes COP27 in the early hours of Nov. 19, 2022.
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It’s a landmark agreement, acknowledging for the first time that wealthy countries bear some responsibility to help. But it leaves many unanswered questions.
Flood damage in Eugowra.
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We’ll need clear and well updated information to gauge flood risk as climate change intensifies floods.
Mount Kenya.
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Mountain systems are sensitive to climate change. Loss of snow and ice sets off effects which have wide ranging consequences.
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COP27 wraps up with Solutions Day, focusing on sustainable cities and transport, green buildings and resilient infrastructure. Climate-related disasters show the urgency of urban planning responses.
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The findings have big implications for how Australians prepare for extreme weather events.
Activists demand compensation from rich countries at the COP27 climate conference.
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The lack of a clear formula to distinguish between donors’ adaptation and mitigation funds is hurting Africa’s climate response.
A small rain tank could supply 15% of a household’s total annual water consumption on average across the UK.
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Extreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
Extreme flooding in Pakistan in 2022 affected 33 million people.
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That’s the big question at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, and it’s controversial.
CFA volunteers in Echuca.
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After storms of rain come storms of blame. But the blame game is circular. To stop disasters, we must prepare for disasters.
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We wanted to find out how agencies and communities are heeding the lessons of past floods to manage the wet summer
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Our heavy reliance on sandbagging suggests we really don’t understand the river landscapes we inhabit. We must learn from communities that have developed better solutions to living with floods.
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.