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Hurricane Florence seen from Space in September 2018
Update

Four ways climate change likely made Hurricane Helene worse

Climate change makes the strongest hurricanes stronger, increases rainfall, increases storm surge damage through sea level rise, and increases the probability of rapid intensification events.
Yale Climate Connections
Street busy with people and traffic during the UK heatwave
Research briefs

Extreme heat impacts daily routines and travel patterns, study finds

A groundbreaking new study by a team of researchers from Arizona State University, University of Washington and the University of Texas at Austin reveals that extreme heat significantly alters how people go about their daily lives.
Arizona State University
Wildfire in Stanislaus National Forest, California, 2013
Update

A new immersive cinema is helping firefighters to better prepare for megafires

The University of New South Wales' iCinema Research Centre has created iFire, a cutting-edge training system allowing firefighters and emergency responders to virtually teleport into a burning landscape and train for the real thing.
Conversation Media Group, the
A student rides a bike through the floods in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Update

ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024 highlights climate change threats to women and girls in Southeast Asia, a warning sign for other regions

The new ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024 reveals that Member States have made tremendous strides towards several SDGs yet climate change and environmental degradation are still substantially affecting women and girls.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Aerial picture of a flooded Texan residential area
Research briefs

Where flood policy helps most — and where it could do more

The US federal government instituted a program in 1990 that helps reduce flood insurance costs in communities enacting measures to better handle flooding. However, a new study shows that the effects of the program differ greatly from place to place.
MIT Press, the
Workers drain a flooded thoroughfare after a night of severe thunderstorms in Kisumu, Kenya
Update

Climate change threatens public transportation and water systems

Climate change worsens deferred infrastructure maintenance in the U.S., increasing costs for roads, bridges, and water systems. Extreme weather risks need significant investment in resilient infrastructure to mitigate rising damage and adaptation costs.
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Prison
Research briefs

USA: Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in prison environments

MIT researchers found that overcrowding, poor staffing, and restricted movement worsen heat risks in U.S. prisons. Southwestern prisons face the highest heat, and climate change is worsening conditions, especially for non-white and Hispanic populations.
MIT News, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Children playing with water in fountain in Harbour drive in downtown San Diego.
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The Rockefeller Foundation identifies critical gaps in city responses to climate-induced health threats

The analysis outlines a three-step action plan for action and commits more than $1 million to helping cities save lives
Rockefeller Foundation, the
Bangkok residents navigate heavy floods by boat
Update

How to save a sinking city

What do Venice, Jakarta, Manilla and Bangkok have in common? They are, or were, sinking cities. Groundwater extraction plays an important part in all cases. The good news is that this can be avoided.
Wageningen University and Research Centre
View from a beach in Palau as a storm approaches
Update

Insuring the future: The reserve bank of Fiji scales up parametric micro-insurance

Parametric insurance is poised to expand in Fiji, with the signing of a new partnership between the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF), SUN Insurance, Tower Insurance and the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF or the Fund).
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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