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The project’s objective is to provide an affordable solution to low and middle-income households and SMEs by offering market-based climate and disaster risk financing (CDRF) instruments tailored to the specific needs of Pacific communities.

A newly funded program led by UNSW Sydney’s Professor Donna Green will soon enable NSW primary school teachers to equip their students with the knowledge and practical skills to face natural disasters.

After record-breaking coastal flooding, La Nina could slightly reduce number of flood days

The U.S. Geological Survey installed eight rapid deployment gauges Monday and Tuesday to augment its network of near real-time streamgages and track rising waters and flow brought by Tropical Storm Debby’s rainfall.

Many airports including Dubai, Sofia and New York have already started preparing their infrastructure and operations to deal with climate disruptions.

Two main factors contribute to these landslides-geological and human-induced. Rock stability and type, joint structures, and the presence of soft soil, especially plastic clay soil, contribute to instability. Human interference, like road construction.

Parks, roofs and riverbanks mimicking the long-used agricultural form are helping Asian cities absorb, hold and purify rainwater.

Summer 2024's record heat is creating problems for transportation infrastructure, from roads to rails.

Heatwaves expose existing inequalities while giving rise to new disparities. Not everyone faces the consequences of heat equally; there is a stark divide depending on the socioeconomic situation.

Melting roads and buckling rails are disrupting travel, with the most vulnerable populations affected the worst. A concerted approach is needed to keep people moving as the world gets hotter.