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Bird's eye view of the exit of an expressway located between two tunnel portals, Ribeira da Janela, Madeira, Portugal
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The article posits that company boards looking to understand how climate will affect their supply chain should understand where their main “hubs” are
University of Maryland
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The accord’s aim: guidelines for how the WHO’s 194 member countries might stop future pandemics and better share scarce resources. But experts warn there are virtually no consequences for countries that don’t comply.
Associated Press
Aerial view of an azure sea with coral reef in the Caribbean
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Despite the growing significance of climate exposure in influencing financing conditions, there needs to be more focus on particularly vulnerable countries which already faces high levels of debt and limited capacity.
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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A new model combines wildfire smoke forecasts and data from ground-based sensors to help public health officials plan targeted interventions in areas most at risk for the negative health effects of unexpected smoke events and air pollution.
Pennsylvania State University
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Marine cloud brightening is not a "silver bullet" for climate change. However, in a world where every bit helps, exploring innovative solutions like cloud brightening offers a glimmer of hope and a potential tool in our climate action toolkit.
Climate Adaptation Platform
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A UN pilot program in Namibia is trialing a new approach to financing climate adaptation. The project aims to empower local communities by putting decision-making and funding directly into their hands, allowing them to build resilience to climate change.
Conversation Media Group, the
Redwood forest canopy
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This blog focuses on how forests' ability to regulate the movement of rainwater and snowmelt through forested landscapes can be degraded by industrial logging. It is part of a joint series between the David Suzuki Foundation and NRDC.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Hurricane Irma traverses the Eastern Caribbean in this satellite view
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One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year – El Niño – is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way. Whether that’s a relief or not depends in part on where you live.
Conversation Media Group, the
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The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods. Poor maintenance of key infrastructure and drainage systems, and disregard of environmental regulations regarding maintenance of land near rivers, contributed to the situation.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Scientists and water managers use many types of data to predict flooding. This year they have a new tool at their disposal: freshwater data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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