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If this case succeeds, it could set a precedent to hold major polluters responsible for the effects of climate change – even on the other side of the world.
Alaska has at least 120 glacier-dammed lakes, and almost all have drained at least once since 1985, a new study shows. Small ones have been producing larger floods in recent years.
New or improved flood protection can give a false sense of security – the so-called ‘levee effect’. But climate change is unpredictable, meaning ‘residual risk’ always exists and must be planned for.
A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.
FEMA runs the largest managed retreat program in the country, Two disaster response experts looked at the demographics of who gets those buyouts and where they go.
Nigeria’s new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu faces a number of challenges. But climate change cannot be ignored.
Yes, we need better flood warnings. But most of us don’t or can’t evacuate from floods. Safety means focusing on community resilience as well as warnings
Flood risks are rising, yet communities may spend millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding on systems that aren’t built to handle them.
Warnings can now be sent to everyone in a place likely to be flooded – not just those who opt-in.
The two West African countries can help each other avert flooding disasters.
We’ll need clear and well updated information to gauge flood risk as climate change intensifies floods.
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.
After storms of rain come storms of blame. But the blame game is circular. To stop disasters, we must prepare for disasters.
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.
Research shows that coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on workers being able to return.
Nigeria must adopt a multi-pronged approach to address its flooding menace and minimise the effects.
Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.
Flood risks are rising as the climate warms. The risks are complex, as a levee or new roadway in one place can worsen flooding somewhere else.
Catchments are full. Dams are at capacity, soils are saturated and rivers are high. In some cases, there’s nowhere for the rains to go except over land.
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sociology, Rice University
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, Honorary Adjunct Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, Queen's University, Ontario
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Principal Horticultural Scientist (RHS)/RHS Fellow, University of Reading
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Professor of Urban Studies and Public Health, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor, and Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Monash University
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Professor of Hydrology, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
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Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science; Deputy Director for the Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Energy Storage Systems Dynamics, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in Policy and Intersectionality, UCL
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Full Professor in Anthropology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
