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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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.
Millions of people around the world suffered through long-lasting heat waves and deadly flash flooding in the summer of 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.
Telling people they have a flood risk rating of 10 is less powerful than explaining how much they’re likely to pay to deal with flooding over the next five years.
Governments and organizations must listen to older adults’ experiences with extreme heat, flooding and wildfire smoke to create effective policies and programs
While climate change poses new threats to trees, it also creates new opportunities for us to work with trees as allies. We must not work against them.
Education, historical trends in precipitation, and perceived drought experiences predict increased climate change literacy, but rates are lower for women, those in rural areas, and low-income groups.
While climate change is certain, some uncertainty remains in its severity — and that’s where the hope shines through.
Other existential risks include the decline of natural resources (particularly water), human population growth beyond the Earth’s carrying capacity, and nuclear weapons.
The Haiyan Typhoon disaster is a cautionary case for climate adaptation and mitigation because it demonstrates the seductiveness of survival myths.
In the face of climate change, the poorest are suffering from the excess emissions of CO₂ linked to the lifestyle of the richest. It is time to act, in the name of climate and social justice.
Pacific island nations are often framed as remote atolls facing rising seas and cyclones. But their cities are growing fast, so are efforts to help the most climate-vulnerable people hitting the mark?
With the dire consequences of climate change looming, archaeologists recognize the importance of communicating their findings on ancient landscapes and the threats that face vulnerable populations.
As the expected costs of climate change grow, cities are on the frontlines of adapting to sea level rise and more intense storms – and finding ways to pay for it.
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Research professor, RMIT University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
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Assistant Director (International) - Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Management, Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness, UMass Boston
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ANU Human Futures Fellow 2020; Cardiologist and Physician., Australian National University
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Professor of Political Science and Co-Director Environmental Governance Lab, University of Toronto
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Économiste, Agence française de développement (AFD)
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Senior Research Fellow in Climate Change Risks, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, McMaster University
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Clinical Professor and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Watts College, Arizona State University
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Senior Advisor, Africa Lead for Knowledge & Practice, Africa Climate Mobility Initiative, Global Centre for Climate Mobility, University of Cape Town
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Senior researcher, Agence française de développement (AFD)
