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Losses from climate change: €145 billion in a decade By European Union on Dec 05, 2022 06:26 pm
Climate change drives extreme weather and climate-related events, which in turn lead to economic losses. Such events, including heat waves, floods and storms, have caused over €145 billion in economic losses in the EU over the past decade.

The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis By United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters on Dec 05, 2022 04:45 pm
Climate-related disasters are driving increased levels of risks, vulnerability human rights abuses, disrupting livelihoods, increasing displacement, influencing the spread of diseases, worsening global public health and threatening lives overall.

Century-old public bathhouse prepares bathers for earthquakes By Asahi Shimbun Company, the on Dec 05, 2022 01:51 pm
Twenty men and women were bathing or relaxing in the sauna at a century-old public bathhouse here on a recent evening--until they suddenly found themselves in the pitch dark.

Women leaders in DRR working for inclusion By Anonymous on Dec 03, 2022 10:00 am
Profiles of advocates working to reduce the risks faced by people living with disabilities, and to make disaster risk reduction, essential services and whole societies across the Asia-Pacific region more inclusive for people living with disabilities.

Earthquake lab experiments produce aftershock-like behavior By Cornell University on Dec 02, 2022 12:56 pm
Earthquakes are notoriously hard to predict, and so too are the usually less-severe aftershocks that often follow a major seismic event.

The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much? By Grist Magazine on Dec 02, 2022 12:51 pm
States are struggling to budget given incomplete data

2023 delivery date for next generation disaster losses tracking system By UNDRR Bonn Office on Dec 02, 2022 11:00 am
Three UN agencies are working together to develop a new tracking system for disaster impacts following agreement at COP27 on a global loss and damage fund to provide assistance to developing nations suffering from the impact of climate change.

U. S. to pay millions to move tribes threatened by climate change By New York Times, the on Dec 01, 2022 02:23 pm
Three Native American tribes will get $25 million each to retreat to higher ground. Despite a high initial cost, relocation may save money in the long run, by reducing damage from future disasters, along with the cost of rebuilding after those disasters.

The great deluge: Australia’s new era of unnatural disasters By Climate Council of Australia on Dec 01, 2022 01:49 pm
2022 will be remembered as the year of the Great Deluge, when record-breaking rain and floods lashed large parts of Eastern Australia, causing untold devastation for Australians and our economy.

More nations can be better prepared for drought as IWMI takes its space-based monitoring tool online By International Water Management Institute on Dec 01, 2022 01:26 pm
Experts at COP27 have made apocalyptic forecasts of weather under climate change if urgent action is not taken. In South Asia the anticipated ‘climate chaos’ is already a reality for many, with extreme droughts and floods increasingly affecting the region

Triple-dip La Niña persists, prolonging drought and flooding By World Meteorological Organization on Dec 01, 2022 01:06 pm
The unusually stubborn and protracted La Niña event is likely to last until the end of the northern hemisphere winter/southern hemisphere summer.

Where Mauna Loa’s lava is coming from – and why Hawaii’s volcanoes are different from most By Conversation Media Group, the on Dec 01, 2022 12:26 pm
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began sending up fountains of glowing rock and spilling lava from fissures as its first eruption in nearly four decades began on Nov. 27, 2022.

Landslide risk remains long after an earthquake By Newcastle University on Dec 01, 2022 11:46 am
Satellite observations have revealed that weak seismic ground shaking can trigger powerful landslide acceleration – even several years after a significant earthquake.

NOAA, Microsoft team up to advance climate-ready nation By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Dec 01, 2022 11:20 am
NOAA and Microsoft have forged a formal agreement to harness Microsoft’s cloud computing tools and help advance NOAA’s mission to create a Climate-Ready Nation. 

Will summer 2022-23 result in a season of tropical cyclones and floods for Australia? By Risk Management Solutions on Dec 01, 2022 09:48 am
October to April is the peak period for extreme weather in Australia, with higher risk of flooding, tropical cyclones, bushfires, and severe thunderstorms. The latest outlook indicates a potentially wet and windy summer for 2022-23.

A three-day simulation exercise to test the readiness and resistance of local communities to disasters was held By United Nations Development Programme - Bosnia and Herzegovina on Dec 01, 2022 09:32 am
A three-day disaster simulation exercise was held in Prijedor from November 28 to 30, 2022, which concluded with a demonstration of a rescue operation in realistic conditions and providing first aid.

Coastal property prices and climate risks are both soaring. We must pull our heads out of the sand By Conversation Media Group, the on Nov 30, 2022 04:17 pm
Australians’ well-documented affinity with the sun, surf and sand continues to fuel coastal property market growth. This growth defies rising interest rates and growing evidence of impacts of climate change on people living in vulnerable coastal locations

Exploring the potential for anticipatory action ahead of drought: farmers in Lao PDR have their say By Anticipation Hub on Nov 30, 2022 03:31 pm
In Lao PDR, FAO has been working with partners and government stakeholders, including the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, to develop an anticipatory action system for agricultural drought in two target provinces: Luang Prabang and Savannakhet.

Even weak tropical cyclones have grown more intense worldwide – we tracked 30 years of them using currents By Conversation Media Group, the on Nov 30, 2022 02:33 pm
Tropical cyclones have been growing stronger worldwide over the past 30 years, and not just the big ones that you hear about.

Strongest Arctic cyclone on record led to surprising loss of sea ice By University of Washington on Nov 30, 2022 01:47 pm
A warming climate is causing a decline in sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, where loss of sea ice has important ecological, economic and climate impacts.

Affordable climate insurance is needed in the poorest and most vulnerable communities By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Nov 30, 2022 01:29 pm
It is critical that the insurance industry, the development community, and governments across the world come together even more closely to extend much-needed, affordable insurance to some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities.

What the new "loss and damage" fund needs for success By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Nov 30, 2022 01:19 pm
For the first time in 30 years of climate talks, developed countries will provide finance towards recovery and rebuilding of poorer countries stricken by climate-related disasters.

NASA study: Rising sea level could exceed estimates for U.S. coasts By National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Nov 30, 2022 10:50 am
This NASA study describes new results showing average sea level rise approaching the 1-foot mark for most coastlines of the contiguous U.S. by 2050. The Gulf Coast and Southeast will see the most change.

In a land of cold, the architecture is tested by heat By Washington Post, the on Nov 29, 2022 02:30 pm
The architecture of UK houses — from grand iconic structures, to modest Victorian Terrace homes and modern tower blocks — suggests that the lessons learned over the centuries to deal with harsh weather may still apply to today's challenges.

When cyclones and fires collide… By University of South Australia on Nov 29, 2022 01:53 pm
This study finds that when severe weather events occur in close succession they can have major impacts on the environment, with a greater interactive effect than that of each individual event combined.

GSMA announces innovation fund to anticipate and improve responses to humanitarian crises By GSMA Mobile for Development on Nov 29, 2022 12:21 pm
NGOs, INGOs, humanitarian agencies, start-ups, SMEs and social enterprises with digital solutions that enable early action in humanitarian crises situations are invited to apply.

Government of Liberia and partners launch implementation of Coastal Resilience Project in Sinoe By United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters on Nov 29, 2022 12:08 pm
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Environment Protection Agency with support from UNDP on 25 November 2022 formally launched the implementation of the Sinoe coastal resilience project during an inception workshop.

Adaptation Fund monitors flood and drought management project By World Meteorological Organization on Nov 29, 2022 11:56 am
A regional project to strengthen flood and drought management and early warnings in the Volta Basin has been selected by the Adaptation Fund portfolio monitoring mission in order to highlight implementation experience that will benefit future projects.

State of Global Water Resources report informs on rivers, land water storage and glaciers By World Meteorological Organization on Nov 29, 2022 11:51 am
The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources.

We’re decoding ancient hurricanes’ traces on the sea floor – and evidence from millennia of Atlantic storms is not good news for the coast By Conversation Media Group, the on Nov 29, 2022 11:33 am
If you look back at the history of Atlantic hurricanes since the late 1800s, it might seem hurricane frequency is on the rise.

Stronger together: inter-community collaboration enhancing resilience in Mexico By Flood Resilience Portal on Nov 29, 2022 11:10 am
The Mexican Flood Resilience Project, led by the Mexican Red Cross, aims to increase preparedness and strengthen the flood resilience of communities in the state of Tabasco.

5 facts on reducing disaster risk regarding Haiti earthquakes By Australian National University on Nov 29, 2022 09:14 am
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Haiti in August 2021 killing more than 2,200 people and injuring more than 12,000. A hazard is only the trigger of a disaster waiting to happen due to pre-existing vulnerabilities – so what can be done to reduce risk?

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