Twenty-Five Years of Satellite Data Confirm Rising Sea Levels
Tampa, Fla. (February 12, 2018) -Twenty-five years of satellite data prove climate models are correct in predicting that sea levels will rise at an increasing rate. In a study published…
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Global Toll From Landslides Is Heaviest in Developing Countries
This month’s tragic mudslides in Montecito, California are a reminder that natural hazards lurk on the doorsteps of many U.S. homes, even in affluent communities. Similar events occur every year…
Global Warming Poses Substantial Flood Risk Increase for Central and Western Europe
Europe is expected to see a considerable increase in flood risk in coming years, even under an optimistic climate change scenario of 1.5°C warming compared to pre-industrial levels. A study…
Study Finds Tiny Particles Have Big Impact on Storm Clouds and Precipitation
Tiny airborne particles can have a stronger influence on powerful storms than scientists previously predicted, according to a new study co-authored by University of Maryland researchers. The findings, published in…
Century of Data Shows Sea-Level Rise Shifting Tides in Delaware, Chesapeake Bays
The warming climate is expected to affect coastal regions worldwide as glaciers and ice sheets melt, raising sea level globally. For the first time, an international team has found evidence…
Warming Will Put Millions More at Flood Risk in Next 20 Years – Scientists
ROME, Jan 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Unless countries urgently boost their flood defences, millions more people will be at risk from river flooding in the next 20 years as…
An X-Factor in Coastal Flooding: Natural Climate Patterns Create Hot Spots of Rapid Sea Level Rise
For Americans who live along the east and Gulf of Mexico coasts, the end of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season on Nov. 30 was a relief. This year forecasters recorded…
Extreme Cyclones in Arabian Sea Result of Global Warming and Will Increase in Frequency – Study
Researchers from Princeton University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report in the journal Nature Climate Change that extreme cyclones that formed in the Arabian Sea for the…
Vulnerable Infrastructure at Risk From Climate
Damage to vulnerable infrastructure caused by climate hazards could triple by the 2020s and rise over ten-fold by the end of the century. LONDON, 1 December, 2017 – Europeans need…
Rising Seas Will Swallow 14,000 U.S. Historic Sites – Study
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost 14,000 archaeological sites and national monuments in the United States could be lost by the year 2100 as seas rise due…
Australia – Natural Disaster Costs to Reach $39 Billion per Year by 2050
The total costs of natural disasters in Australia are forecast to more than double in real terms to $39 billion per year by 2050, according to a new report released…
Global Mortality From Storm Surges Is Decreasing According to New Research
Despite widespread impacts and economic losses from recent rainfall and storm surge events around the globe, including hurricanes Harvey and Irma, there is new evidence that there are much less…
Mudslide in Sierra Leone Exposes Dangers of Freetown’s Unchecked Sprawl
FREETOWN, Nov 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Augustine Deen, a 31-year-old officer with the Sierra Leone Police Force, was on night duty at his post in Freetown, counting down the…
Devastating Himalayan Floods Are Made Worse by an International Blame Game
Devastating floods in Nepal have sparked regional tension, with Nepali politicians and media outlets claiming that Indian infrastructure along their shared border has left Nepal vulnerable. In a visit last…
India – Mumbai Floods: What Happens When Cities Sacrifice Ecology for Development
As the storm that was hurricane Harvey deluged the areas around Houston, Texas, large parts of northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh also experienced heavy rains. And the city of Mumbai…
Caribbean life “as we know it” at serious risk – expert
“A lot of the damage now comes from extreme precipitation. So that translates into floods, landslides, loss of life, loss of livelihoods” BOGOTA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As…
