News and announcements

A team of scientists and engineers have created a new computer model that can inform key decision-making and guide flood prevention efforts both now and in the future.

A temperature reading collected in Delhi, India's capital territory, may have broken national records as the country grapples with a blistering heat wave. If confirmed, it would be the highest temperature ever registered anywhere in India.

Although scientists cannot forecast when and where earthquakes will strike, preparation is key to improving society's resilience to large earthquakes.

City officials and coffee farmers, with support from UNEP, have launched a project to restore 1,150 hectares of forests and coffee plantations. The goal: revive San Salvador’s ability to absorb rainfall.

The exact death toll is still unknown, and estimates have varied, but the figure could be as many as 2,000 or more. Estimating deaths in disasters comes with a range of challenges and we may never know the actual number of lives lost.

The Delhi heatwave is further evidence that climate modelling has been largely underestimating the speed and intensity of global warming. Heat beyond the limits of human endurance is no longer a distant dystopian future. It’s here and now.

A severe storm hit South Africa’s Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of destruction across Cape Town and surrounding areas.

A recent study has alarmed the scientific community by predicting that approximately three million people in currently untapped areas of Korea could face groundwater depletion by 2080.