“Early warnings save lives”: Disaster deaths decline but damage rises on hotter planet
MD TAHMID ZAMI and MEGAN ROWLING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report that early warning systems are saving lives but economic losses are increasing as climate change fuels more extreme weather events…
Failure to adapt to climate impacts will hike inequality, commission warns
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation From taxpayer-backed flood defences in Miami to shelters keeping Bangladeshis safe from storms, investing to protect against the growing effects of climate change pays, a global commission said this week, warning failure to do so will hike inequality. As the planet heats up, governments and businesses must radically rethink how they […]