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Intense Downpours in the UK Will Increase Due to Climate Change Says New Study

Intense Downpours in the UK Will Increase Due to Climate Change Says New Study

9 March, 2023

In the United Kingdom, intense downpours exceeding 20mm of rain per hour could be four times more frequent by the year 2080 compared with the 1980s, writes Elizabeth Kendon, University…

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Cyclone Gabrielle Broke Vital Communication Links When People Needed Them Most – What Happened and How Do We Fix It?

Cyclone Gabrielle Broke Vital Communication Links When People Needed Them Most – What Happened and How Do We Fix It?

3 March, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand broke vital communication links when people needed them most. Writing for The Conversation, Ulrich Speidel, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Auckland…

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New Zealand’s Critical Infrastructure Is Too Important to Fail, Greater Resilience Is Urgently Needed

New Zealand’s Critical Infrastructure Is Too Important to Fail, Greater Resilience Is Urgently Needed

13 February, 2023

Critical infrastructure in New Zealand is too important to fail, and greater resilience is urgently needed in the face of increasing natural disasters such as floods, landslides and cyclones, writes…

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New Zealand – Auckland Needs Stormwater Systems Fit for Climate Change

New Zealand – Auckland Needs Stormwater Systems Fit for Climate Change

6 February, 2023

The Auckland floods are a sign of things to come and the city needs stormwater systems fit for climate change, writes James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Te Herenga…

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As Heatwaves and Floods Hit Cities Worldwide, These Places Are Pioneering Solutions

As Heatwaves and Floods Hit Cities Worldwide, These Places Are Pioneering Solutions

21 January, 2023

As heatwaves and floods hit cities worldwide, Thami Croeser, RMIT University finds some inspiring examples of cities embracing pioneering solutions to mitigate the impacts. Climate change is going just as…

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How Flood Forecasting in Real Time, With Block-by-Block Data, Could Save Lives

How Flood Forecasting in Real Time, With Block-by-Block Data, Could Save Lives

21 January, 2023

If people had known the likelihood of flooding in locations in real-time, with block-by-block data,  it’s possible many flood-related fatalities could have been avoided, writes Valeriy Ivanov, University of Michigan,…

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Disastrous Floods in Western Australia – Why Were We Not Prepared?

Disastrous Floods in Western Australia – Why Were We Not Prepared?

16 January, 2023

The devastating floods sweeping through the Kimberley region of Western Australia have caused unimaginable destruction, leaving remote Indigenous communities stranded in its aftermath. Why were we not prepared, ask Toni…

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UK – England May Be Set to Flood at the End of Winter – Here’s Why

UK – England May Be Set to Flood at the End of Winter – Here’s Why

12 January, 2023

England may be set to flood at the end of winter 2023. La Niña conditions, global weather patterns, climate change, lack of flood management measures, housing on floodplains and dated…

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USA – Cascading Climate Disaster: Atmospheric Rivers, Wildfire Burn Scars and Mudslides in California

USA – Cascading Climate Disaster: Atmospheric Rivers, Wildfire Burn Scars and Mudslides in California

11 January, 2023

Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like, writes Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine for The Conversation.…

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USA – How California Could Capture Rain to Ease Floods and Future Droughts

USA – How California Could Capture Rain to Ease Floods and Future Droughts

10 January, 2023

California could save up its rain to ease future droughts, instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific, writes Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa Cruz, for The Conversation.…

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USA –  Eighteen $1 Billion Weather and Climate Disasters in 2022

USA – Eighteen $1 Billion Weather and Climate Disasters in 2022

9 January, 2023

There were 18 huge, billion-dollar disasters in the USA in 2022. Climate change helped make it the third most expensive year on record, writes Stacy Morford, Environment and Climate Editor,…

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Early Warnings for Floods in South Africa: Engineering for Future Climate Change

Early Warnings for Floods in South Africa: Engineering for Future Climate Change

5 January, 2023

Justin Pringle of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, looks into the problems facing authorities when predicting flood events and developing warning systems in South Africa. In April 2022 the province’s coast…

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Pakistan’s Floods Are a Disaster – but They Didn’t Have To Be

Pakistan’s Floods Are a Disaster – but They Didn’t Have To Be

22 September, 2022

Pakistan’s floods are a disaster – but they didn’t have to be, writes Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL, for The Conversation. The devastating flooding affecting Pakistan has killed…

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Pakistan Floods: What Role Did Climate Change Play?

Pakistan Floods: What Role Did Climate Change Play?

5 September, 2022

Ben Clarke, University of Oxford; Friederike Otto, Imperial College London, and Luke Harrington, University of Waikato, consider the role of climate change in the recent catastrophic floods in Pakistan. This…

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Deforestation Is Causing More Storms in West Africa, Satellite Study Finds

Deforestation Is Causing More Storms in West Africa, Satellite Study Finds

30 August, 2022

Deforestation is causing more storms in West Africa according to Christopher Taylor, Meteorologist, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and Douglas Parker, Professor of Meteorology, University of Leeds. We know…

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Australia – Why Can Floods Like Those in the Northern Rivers Come In Clusters?

Australia – Why Can Floods Like Those in the Northern Rivers Come In Clusters?

31 March, 2022

Margaret Cook, University of the Sunshine Coast, writing for The Conversation, asks: Why can floods like those in the Northern Rivers in New South Wales, Australia, come in clusters? Right now,…

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