News and announcements

For real, lasting climate adaptation and to avoid maladaptation, there is a need to complement top-down with bottom-up approach to climate adaptation-one that includes and empowers the communities most at risk as equal partners.

The Insurance Development Forum Risk Modelling Steering Group has launched a new web page housing a suite of free, open-access risk modelling tools designed to advance climate and disaster risk understanding and quantification of disaster risk globally.

The Aerosol Wind Profiler instrument seeks to fill these gaps, enabling extremely precise measurements of wind direction, wind speed, and aerosol concentration – all crucial elements for accurate weather forecasting.

Increasing overlap of fire weather between Australia and North America complicates international firefighting efforts.

New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India's summer monsoon could drastically hamper the Bay of Bengal's ability to support a crucial element of the region's food supply: marine life.

By rethinking traditional approaches to infrastructure and embracing integrated solutions we can create more liveable, sustainable urban environments that address multiple needs at once.

A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require developing special aircraft but could be achieved using existing large planes, according to a new modelling study led by UCL researchers.

A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, impacting thousands of residents and properties in northern California, Oregon, and Washington, according to research.