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Every week the PreventionWeb team of editors selects the latest news and research, reports and publications on disaster risk reduction – here is their selection of the latest must-read content.

A flooded street after hurricane Irma hit Florida, USA.

Research briefs

7 July 2022

Ocean and wave models complement atmosphere-only storm predictions

Researchers upgrade tropical cyclone modeling system to simulate storm intensity at landfall. A research team has extended the atmosphere-only model to include ocean and wave models to create an air-sea-wave fully-coupled model.

EurekAlert

Research briefs

6 July 2022

We built an algorithm to predict how climate change will affect future conflict in the Horn of Africa: here’s what we found

The Horn of Africa, on the eastern coast of the continent, is currently being battered by an intense drought thanks to which around 20 million people are going hungry. Safely getting nutritious food to these hungry people has become even more challenging.

Conversation Media Group, the

Bangladeshi woman washing clothes in a flooded house

Update

7 July 2022

Ravaged by floods, Bangladesh pitches plan to adapt to climate effects

Reeling from dire floods in June, Bangladesh is set to approve a long-term plan to protect itself from the worst climate effects.

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Solar panels on residential buildings rooftops in Kunming, China

Research briefs

6 July 2022

Climate warming could deepen environmental injustice in urban areas

This new research suggests that the burden of heat-induced labor loss would be unevenly distributed among employment industries, creating environmental justice concerns. Impacts could be reduced with careful planning and urban adaptation strategies.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Wide angle view of Kidepo river in Uganda

Update

6 July 2022

Uganda's illegal river sand miners boost rising flood risk

The illicit trade along the Nyamwamba River is exacerbating flooding as climate change brings more extreme weather.

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Sand storm hitting the city of Basra in Iraq, 2022

Update

6 July 2022

Rising heat drives crippling sandstorms across the Middle East

Drought and changing weather patterns feed stronger, longer dust storms, causing damage that costs the region $13 billion a year.

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Update

5 July 2022

Climate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more record-breaking deluges

In mid-June 2022, storms dumped up to 5 inches of rain over three days in the mountains in and around Yellowstone National Park, rapidly melting snowpack. As the rain and meltwater poured into creeks, forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate.

Conversation Media Group, the

Documents and publications

6 July 2022

Sustainable management of transboundary pests requires holistic and inclusive solutions

This opinion piece is derived from presentations and discussions held during a webinar on “Transboundary Disease and Pest Management”, as a part of the International Year of Plant Health webinar series organized by CGIAR.