In the 23/04/2024 edition:
By Risk Frontiers Holdings Pty Ltd on Apr 22, 2024 03:58 pm
This article covers the ongoing enigma at the heart of the Pacific of confounding predictability of climate extremes at seasonal and longer timescales.
By International Labour Organization on Apr 22, 2024 03:55 pm
According to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 70 per cent of the global workforce are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards.
News: AI weather forecasts captured Ciaran’s destructive path
By University of Reading on Apr 22, 2024 03:51 pm
Research based on an analysis of November 2023’s Storm Ciaran suggests weather forecasts that use machine learning can produce predictions of similar accuracy to traditional forecasts faster, cheaper, and using less computational power.
News: Climate change supercharged a heat dome, intensifying 2021 fire season, study finds
By Los Angeles Times on Apr 22, 2024 03:47 pm
As a massive heat dome lingered over the Pacific Northwest three years ago, swaths of North America simmered — and then burned. Wildfires charred more than 18.5 million acres across the continent, with the most land burned in Canada and California.
News: This Earth Day we consider the impact of climate change on human health
By World Economic Forum on Apr 22, 2024 03:36 pm
By 2050, climate change will place immense strain on global healthcare systems, causing 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses.
By The Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science on Apr 22, 2024 02:48 pm
Analysis of two decades of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic has weakened.
News: Exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy increases risk of preterm birth
By University of California, Berkeley on Apr 22, 2024 02:39 pm
Wildfires often spew plumes of toxic smoke, eroding decades of improvements in air quality. A new paper by Sally Picciotto at UC Berkeley School of Public Health analyses how the impact of wildfire smoke can have on human health and pregnancy.
News: Europe experiences widespread flooding and severe heatwaves in 2023
By World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Apr 22, 2024 01:52 pm
Europe is no exception when it comes to the consequences of climate change. It is the fastest warming continent, with temperatures rising at around twice the global average rate.
By Anonymous on Apr 22, 2024 01:51 pm
Tavida Kamolvej is is the Deputy Governor of Bangkok. She worked for 20+ years as a disaster specialist, Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University and is a well-known Thai public policy professional.
News: As India's election kicks off, is extreme heat a threat to voters?
By Context on Apr 19, 2024 04:45 pm
India's six-week-long general election has started, but with more heatwave days than usual forecast, is the nation prepared?
By Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) on Apr 19, 2024 02:53 pm
Two years after floods submerged a third of the country, Pakistan stands at a crossroads in disaster response. The CGIAR FCM Initiative, co-led by IWMI, spearheads research on anticipatory action and address vulnerabilities in host communities.
News: Himalayan countries must focus on what works for adaptation
By Dialogue Earth on Apr 19, 2024 02:38 pm
With a huge gap between the funds needed for adaptation and funds actually provided, the countries of the Himalayan region need to look at each other for lessons on what works for adaptation, and what does not
News: Blighted by river flooding, Uruguay and Argentina look to adapt
By Dialogue Earth on Apr 19, 2024 02:19 pm
Flooding along the countries’ shared Uruguay River has become more frequent and severe. A UN fund is aiming to boost adaptation efforts.
News: Volcanic activity sparks disaster preparedness planning in Solomon Islands
By Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Apr 19, 2024 01:57 pm
There’s an estimated 100 people living with a disability on Savo Island in Solomon Islands, and with a high risk of natural disasters, planning is happening now to make sure everyone is included.
News: From disasters to opportunities: Building a resilient future in Morocco
By World Bank, the on Apr 19, 2024 01:31 pm
With World Bank support, Morocco has made significant strides since 2008 in strengthening its disaster and climate resilience. This has included gradual transition from a post-disaster approach focused on emergency response to ex-ante resilience building
By Conversation Media Group, the on Apr 19, 2024 12:48 pm
Before Climate Change really got going, eastern Australia’s flash floods tended to concentrate on our coastal regions. Now we get flash floods much further inland, such as Broken Hill in 2012 and 2022 and Cobar, Bourke and Nyngan in 2022.
By World Weather Attribution on Apr 19, 2024 12:38 pm
At the end of March and the beginning of April 2024 a region across the Sahel and West Africa experienced extreme heat, with maximum temperatures in the Sahel reaching more than 45°C.
News: El Niño key driver of drought in highly vulnerable Southern African countries
By World Weather Attribution on Apr 19, 2024 12:36 pm
From January 2024, large parts of Southern Africa experienced significantly below-average rainfall, as a consequence, the countries have been battling major outbreaks of cholera, other waterborne diseases, and other problems.
By Anticipation Hub on Apr 19, 2024 12:21 pm
While early warning systems are effective, to fully inform disaster-risk-reduction interventions they require effective coordination and early action protocols that function across multiple levels of governance, from local to national levels.
News: Building resilience: Understanding and managing risk to the housing sector in the Caribbean
By Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR) on Apr 19, 2024 12:10 pm
The Caribbean region is highly susceptible to a variety of natural hazards that can cause widespread damage to infrastructure and property. Recovery efforts that are delivered rapidly can more effectively alleviate social and economic burdens.
By Chinese Academy of Sciences on Apr 19, 2024 12:00 pm
A recent study published in the PNAS shows that western Central Asia has experienced a long-term drying trend over the past 7,800 years.
News: Unraveling the mysteries of consecutive atmospheric river events
By Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Apr 19, 2024 11:54 am
Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events.
News: China’s sinking cities indicate global-scale problem, Virginia Tech researcher says
By Virginia Tech on Apr 19, 2024 11:46 am
A third of China’s urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows.
By Oxford University on Apr 19, 2024 11:38 am
In response to the escalating fire crises in the Amazon, a timely study has revealed alarming shortcomings in the emergency fire bans implemented by the Brazilian Government. Initially seen as a promising solution in 2019.
By Wonyong Park, Lorenzo Miani , Olivia Levrini on Apr 19, 2024 09:24 am
Schools are an important space young people to learn about disaster risk, but too often teachers miss educational opportunities. Educators need to better understand how to use specific climate disaster examples in the classroom to teach about risk.
News: This technology didn’t cause Dubai’s floods, scientists say. Here’s why.
By Washington Post, the on Apr 18, 2024 08:53 pm
After nearly two years’ worth of rain flooded the Dubai region Tuesday, attention quickly shifted to cloud seeding and whether it could have been a factor in the deluge. But scientists said the downpour was a product of weather patterns.
News: The cooling of the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean and its implications for climate change
By Risk Frontiers Holdings Pty Ltd on Apr 18, 2024 04:17 pm
Climate models have consistently predicted that as greenhouse gas emissions rise, ocean waters will warm, and this has proven to be mostly correct. However, the opposite has been happening in an area of the east Pacific Ocean.
News: Fostering dialogue on mental health and climate change
By Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre on Apr 18, 2024 04:01 pm
The Wellcome Trust published a Climate Centre report on creative dialogues about mental health and climate change – the culmination of an eight-month pilot project to test innovative approaches to generate new insights into policy- and decision-making.
News: Climate change played a role in killing tens of thousands of people in 2023
By Yale Climate Connections on Apr 18, 2024 01:56 pm
It’s impossible to accurately calculate the number of people who died in 2023 as a result of climate change. But a review of data suggests, at minimum, tens of thousands of people died in climate-change-influenced weather events around the world last ye
By United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Apr 18, 2024 09:43 am
Ethiopia, Tanzania and the Solomon Islands have collectively secured more than US$27 million from the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) for developing comprehensive early warning systems.
News: Call for submissions: Empowering the next generation for a disaster-free future
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on Apr 17, 2024 05:40 pm
We are excited to announce an opportunity for you to contribute to the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 campaign “Empowering the next generation for a disaster-free future” aimed at inspiring and engaging children and youth on DRR.
News: Research suggests that part of India will become a climate hotspot
By Universität Augsburg (UA) on Apr 17, 2024 03:59 pm
The fertile and densely populated plain around the Indus and Ganges rivers is likely to become a climate change hotspot according to a new study published in the Journal of Hydrometeorology.
News: Fires pose growing worldwide threat to wildland-urban interface
By National Center for Atmospheric Research on Apr 17, 2024 03:40 pm
Fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) are becoming more common around the globe, a trend that is likely to continue for at least the next two decades, new research finds.
News: Pioneering digital initiative empowers Pacific Islands to tackle climate disasters
By Inter Press Service International Association on Apr 17, 2024 12:23 pm
The regional scientific and principal organisation, the Pacific Community (SPC), is spearheading a new project, called Digital Earth Pacific, to capture extensive satellite information about climate change and natural disasters in the region.
News: Tackling capacity gaps in Early Warnings for All delivery
By World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Apr 17, 2024 11:48 am
The WMO Commission for Observations, Infrastructure and Information Systems (INFCOM) endorsed an action plan to contribute to the Early Warnings for All initiative to address the infrastructure gaps of many developing countries.
News: How African cities can learn from each other about building climate resilience
By World Economic Forum on Apr 16, 2024 02:27 pm
By coming together, embracing Indigenous knowledge and empowering citizens, cities can become a beacon of resilience and prosperity.
News: New radar analysis method can improve winter river safety
By University of Alaska Fairbanks on Apr 16, 2024 02:01 pm
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have developed a way to use radar to detect open water zones and other changes in Alaska’s frozen rivers in the early winter.
By World Bank, the on Apr 16, 2024 12:52 pm
Agricultural insurance can be an essential tool for Filipino farmers to manage climate shocks effectively. It can safeguard their livelihoods, protect them from falling into poverty traps, and enhance their productivity and innovation.
News: Hidden threat: Global underground infrastructure vulnerable to sea-level rise
By University of Hawai'i at Manoa on Apr 16, 2024 12:36 pm
A recent study compiled research showing that in cities where there are complex networks of buried and partially buried infrastructure, interaction with this shallower and saltier groundwater exacerbates corrosion and failure of critical systems.
