Heat waves, flood, drought: Four in five of world’s cities at risk, study shows
Reuters Four in five cities across the world are facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves, floods and droughts, data from environmental disclosure non-profit CDP showed on Thursday. CDP’s report Protecting People and the Planet surveyed 998 cities from across the globe and showed that in addition to 80 per cent facing extreme climate events, […]
Essay: Rivers worldwide are running dry – here’s why and what we can do about it
Scholar CATHERINE E RUSSELL looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at how the world’s rivers are changing – and why…
Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $US5.6 trillion by 2050 – report
London, UK Reuters Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $US5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday. This year heavy rains have triggered floods that inundated cities in China and South Korea and disrupted water and electricity supply […]
Dark future? Climate change fuels higher heat, flood threats for children
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Children around the world will face a sharp jump in heatwaves, floods and droughts in their lives compared to their grandparents, researchers said on Monday, with teenagers from Nepal to Australia urging leaders not to turn a blind eye. Children will, on average, suffer seven times more heatwaves and nearly […]
Governments urged to use COVID-19 stimulus to adapt to climate threats
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Spending to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic will determine whether countries are better able to adapt to more extreme weather and rising seas as the planet warms – a challenge they have failed to meet so far, top UN officials said this week. In the fifth edition of its Adaptation Gap Report, […]