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Satellite image of Hurrican Ian heading towards Florida, USA.
Update

A new era in hurricane tracking begins

Inside the dangerous mission that could revolutionize how we hunt nature’s most terrifying storms.
Yale Climate Connections
Illustration of houses and cars in a village during a flood.
Research briefs

Traditional infrastructure design often makes extreme flooding events worse

Massive 2014 flooding event in southeast Michigan showed why systems thinking beats local thinking in flood protection
University of Michigan
Delivery employee riding motorcycle on a road in New Delhi, India, 2024
Update

Heat, health and transportation

GHHIN spoke with Nick Jones on his recent study exploring the impacts of extreme heat in the context of transportation systems, including the significant health risks for commuters and transportation workers.
Global Heat Health Information Network
Gold money coin with trading graph, financial investment concept can use as background
Update

New online map tracks costs of climate-related disasters across Canada

With attribution science getting ever more precise in connecting extreme weather and wildfires to climate change, a new tracker from the Canadian Climate Institute is calling for pro-active adaptation measures to limit the damage.
The Energy Mix
Update

New report reveals children of migrants bear the brunt of climate change-related migration in Southeast Asia

A new report shows how migration in the context of climate change is profoundly affecting the lives of children in Southeast Asia.
World Vision International
Beninese mother carries her little child in her hands
Update

Domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa will triple by 2060 due to extreme heat epidemic and stalling development, new UNFPA research finds

Tens of millions of women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa will experience catastrophic levels of intimate partner violence because the world is failing to make progress on the climate crisis.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Green Globe with Network connection and stack of silver coins with seedlings growing on top
Update

How to fix funding bottlenecks and pave the way for locally led adaptation

A new survey explores the operational bottlenecks preventing local organisations from accessing climate adaptation funding.
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
A tired and stressed worker sweating from the hot weather in the summer working in a port goods cargo shipping logistic ground,
Research briefs

Heat waves, droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses

Severe weather costs the global economy billions of dollars a year, highlighting the costs of climate change and the value of mitigating extreme weather, according to a new analysis of weather and economic data.
University of Florida
Children and Youth as Agents of Change
Update

How stories can teach young people about life in a changing climate

One way to make teaching about climate adaptation less potentially daunting for teachers is to draw on personal experience, particularly when conveyed through the creative arts.
Conversation Media Group, the
Man covering face from air pollution
Update

Vicious circle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution has major impacts

A vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution is having a spiralling negative impact on human health, ecosystems and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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