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A forthcoming study from McGill University suggests that developers and planning authorities involved in building over one hundred new cities around the world are doing very little to make their projects resilient to rising...
Billions of people in thousands of cities around the world will be at risk from climate-related heatwaves, drought, flooding, food shortages, blackouts and social inequality by mid-century, finds new research. The report The Future...
Climate change will alter our living conditions, especially in densely populated cities. Trees and green areas can have a cooling effect and protect against flooding. How can green infrastructure be taken into account in...
Plants could be the key to regulating extreme weather forecasts, as a new study demonstrates the importance of vegetation in responding to rising C02 levels. Predicting how increasing atmospheric CO2 will affect the hydrologic cycle...
European cities face increasing heatwaves, drought conditions and river flooding, a landmark study has forecast. Up to 85 per cent of UK cities with a river could face more frequent flooding. Research has for the...
Climate-related extreme weather events like the hurricane trio of Harvey, Irma and Maria or the severe flooding in South Asia have cost the insurance industry a record amount in 2017. The insurance industry is...
Not long after President Donald Trump appointed climate change deniers to the country’s highest posts was the country hit by the strongest hurricane ever. Even the Republican mayor of Miami finds himself at odds...
Houston was one of the fastest growing cities in the US thanks to its liberal building regulations. But heavy, once-unprecedented storms are set to occur more frequently – and claim more victims. John Dyer...
By the end of the century, up to 152,000 Europeans could die every year as a result of weather extremes, finds a new study. Extreme heat waves will become unavoidable if greenhouse gas emissions...
Scientists have found strong evidence that human-induced climate change increased the severity of heat waves that hit India, Pakistan, Europe, East Africa, East Asia and Australia in 2015, helping to make it the warmest...
A new investigation has found that Europe’s bioenergy plants are burning whole trees from protected forests to meet the EU’s ambitious bioenergy targets. Under current legislation, bioenergy producers do not have to show that...
Over 90 per cent of proposed hydroelectric projects in Canada could expose local indigenous communities to high levels of neurotoxins, according to Harvard University researchers. The Harvard University researchers found that the overwhelming majority...
The effects of climate change could cause hurricanes to flood New York City’s coastline every 20 years, a new study has revealed. The Thomson Reuters Foundation reported that water could surge by almost three...
The city of New York is getting creative in its efforts to protect itself from extreme weather events such as storms and floods: it is growing thousands of oyster beds along the Atlantic coast...
A new report from the European Environment Agency found that Europe must build resilient cities if it is to withstand the effects of climate change. European cities are especially susceptible to heatwaves, flooding, water...
The UN disaster office is calling on governments to take more preventative action to reduce the human and economic toll caused by weather-related disasters. The last week of December is proving to be one...
Smaller cities in developing countries are often unprepared for natural disasters as international help is usually aimed at major metropolises, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Denver. Many planners focus...
The two deadliest disasters in Everest climbing history occurred in the last two years. Writing for the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Christine Evans says that climate change is likely to blame. 22 climbers...
The world’s biggest furniture company announced on Thursday that it plans to invest 1 billion euros on renewable energy and to support people in countries vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The move...
Major metropolitan areas around the world will become more vulnerable to floods and droughts due to the sheer extent of urban expansion – even in the absence of climate change, according to researchers from...
