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Brewing resilience: How Zurich is protecting thousands of Indonesian coffee farmers from extreme weather

Coffee farmers in northern Sumatra are vulnerable to extreme weather but most have no access to insurance. Zurich, together with impact insurtech provider Blue Marble, has developed an innovative way to help coffee plantations build climate resilience.

Zurich Insurance Group Limited
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New study reveals updating climate baselines affects detection of extreme events in China

A new study published on March 29 in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres provides the first comprehensive look at how baseline updates influence the detection of extreme climate events across China.

Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research briefs
World’s largest study reveals the long-term health impacts of flooding

The world's largest and most comprehensive study of the long-term health impacts of flooding has found an increased risk of 26 per cent of all diseases serious enough to require hospitalisation.

Monash University
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Climate-related trauma can have lasting effects on decision-making, study finds

Researchers found that wildfire survivors were less likely to stick with choices that offered greater long-term rewards.

University of California, San Diego
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Preparing for the next pandemic: Kyoto's early-warning network

Infectious disease clinician and microbiologist Dr. Miki Nagao from Kyoto University is leading a program that aims to fortify the city against the next big threat.

Earth.com
Research briefs
High vulnerability and exposure main driver behind Kinshasa’s deadly floods following heavy, but not unusual rainfall

High vulnerability and exposure main driver behind Kinshasa’s deadly floods following heavy, but not unusual rainfall.

World Weather Attribution
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Number of UK homes overheating soars to 80% in a decade, study finds

Researchers say urgent action needed to inform people about risks of heatwave temperatures and adapt homes.

Guardian, the (UK)
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REACHOUT helps European cities with new climate adaptation toolkit

Seven European cities and partners have worked intensively together for the past three and a half years in the EU project REACHOUT. The goal was to develop climate services that truly connect to real-world practice in cities.

Deltares

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