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.
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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.
Property buybacks and managed retreat from high-risk areas were once seen as far-off options as the planet warms. Now this ‘last resort’ adaptation to climate change is an urgent priority worldwide.
Governments and organizations must listen to older adults’ experiences with extreme heat, flooding and wildfire smoke to create effective policies and programs
It is deeply regretful that the budget and forward estimates don’t specifically recognise the ongoing scale and the fiscal impact of climate disasters.
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.
Decades of research shows disasters are caused human vulnerabilities rather than the climate itself.
Industrial-sized confinement farming systems pose massive challenges during hurricanes, floods or wildfires, including significant public health, animal welfare and socio-economic implications.
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.
Top contributors
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University
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Assistant Professor of Marine and Environmental Affairs and American Indian Studies, University of Washington
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Chercheur en Science du sol et Agronomie, Cirad
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Head, Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Research Assistant, Aging In The Right Place | M.A. student, Gerontology, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Lecturer, International Relations, Australian National University
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Senior Researcher, Migration and Development, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University
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Senior Research Fellow, Climate and Sustainability, ODI, ODI
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Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Gonzaga University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, Concordia University
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Professor of Management, Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness, UMass Boston
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Doctoral student, Université de Montpellier
