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Climate change is colliding with old factory sites where soil or water contamination still exist, and the most vulnerable populations are particularly at risk.
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.
A quarter of South Africans in cities are living in informal settlements.
Flooding is arguably even more problematic in informal settlements because of the lack of planning.
We asked 680 Florida real estate agents what they’re seeing in the market. Here’s what they said.
Residents and businesses are considering leaving Lismore for good. The town is now on the brink.
Are we setting up individuals and families for ruin by allowing them to build back in areas where they can’t afford insurance? And should taxpayers bear the huge costs of future rescues and relief?
Thinking carefully about people’s health during and after disaster is crucial to building disaster resilience. Ensuring access to medicines is a core part of that goal.
As history shows, many natural and human factors determine how water will behave during a flood.
Six things you can do to help keep you and your home safe.
A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts.
A street-by-street analysis shows where the risks are rising fastest and also lays bare the inequities of who has to endure America’s crippling flood problem.
Institutional failures, infrastructure, socio-economic challenges and disaster education influence Nigerian cities’ vulnerability to flood disaster.
Shoreline communities are already faltering under the weight of billions of dollars in damages — and worrying that climate change will continue to make things even worse.
Flooding constitutes a threat to Nigeria achieving the global sustainable development goals.
The IPCC report has laid out some alarming sea level projections for the future. But the relationship between sea level rise and real-world risk is complex.
Catastrophic floods in north-western Europe have shown how badly early warning systems can fail.
Planting a hedge can boost biodiversity, tackle noise, air and soil pollution and help towards meeting carbon emissions targets.
New Zealand is replacing its once groundbreaking environmental legislation with new laws, one of which focuses on climate change adaptation and will include a fund to enable managed retreat.
Top contributors
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, Honorary Adjunct Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Professor of Hydrology, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor, and Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Monash University
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Principal Horticultural Scientist (RHS)/RHS Fellow, University of Reading
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Full Professor in Anthropology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Research Fellow in the politics of industrial decarbonisation policy, University of Sussex
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Professor of Urban Studies and Public Health, Georgia State University
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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, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Energy Storage Systems Dynamics, Lancaster University
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Senior Researcher, UCL
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Professor of Crisis & Disaster Management, Bournemouth University
