Most of the 1 billion people in informal settlements are in the tropics where the threat of humid heat is rising. Poor weather station coverage that misses local hotspots puts them even more at risk.
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Back when there were Arctic alligators and turtles, ‘polar stratospheric clouds’ kept their world warm. Research suggests these clouds contribute to the ‘missing warming’ in climate models.
Disturbing news about the potential for widespread crop failure as the climate changes should send shockwaves through governments around the world. Time to rethink global trade and food security.
OSFI’s guidelines are a small step towards making financial decision-makers more conscious of their influence on climate outcomes, but there is still work to be done.
Natural disasters cause billions in damage to ports around the world each year.
Booming prices for coastal properties are a mark of our reluctance to reckon with the climate change that is already upon us. We must start to properly account for and act on climate risk.
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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DPhil Student, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow, Public Economics, The Parkland Institute, University of Alberta
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PhD Candidate, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Associate professor, University of Adelaide
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Professor and Director of the Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Atmospheric Dynamics, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Hydrology and Geomorphology, Cardiff University
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University of Bristol
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Professor of Dryland Hydrology, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, and Research Affiliate, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
