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Researchers are calling for comprehensive water management to address groundwater floods effectively. Notably, this is the third time that Science has published a paper related to the karst eco-environment in southwest China.

Deaths from disasters have fallen, but we need to build even more resilience to ensure this progress doesn’t reverse.

Flash flooding has been described as the main environmental risk to people living in the capital by the Greater London Authority (GLA). One solution put forward is that London should become a "sponge city".

As Kazakhstan and parts of Russia grapple with severe flooding due to rapid and unusually early snowmelt and heavy rainfall, the stark reality of climate change impacts becomes increasingly undeniable.

Heat-related deaths will jump more than 60 per cent by 2050 in the city of Perth if temperatures continue to climb, according to modelling done for the WA Department of Health.

A European team of experts is taking part in an on-site mission to Italy. Their objective is to assist local authorities through a Thematic Peer Review focused on the wildfire risk management system in the country.

The world needs effective strategies to adapt to climate change, and how the world grapples with its effects can turn to Israel's innovative water management technologies and desert farming techniques as an efficient climate adaptation solution.

South Asia, from Pakistan to the Philippines, have experienced extreme heat. Covering some of the most densely populated regions in the world, the series of heatwaves has affected everything from human health and wellbeing to the economy and education.