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Extreme weather
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How To Survive A Heatwave
On colour-coded temperature charts, the Indian subcontinent is currently a sickly mauve. With summer still months away, an…
2022-07-12
The Global Risks Report 2022 revealed the top risks facing the world – So what can we do about it?
The Global Risks Report reveals the top risks requiring urgent global action. Past years have seen a lack of mobilization…
2022-01-24
These Are The World’s Greatest Threats In 2021
The Global Risks Report 2021 is the 16th edition of the Forum’s annual analysis and looks back at a…
2021-01-27
As The Climate Changes, Architects And Engineers Need To Design Buildings Differently
In the past seven years, four major disasters have caused serious disruptions in the Northeast and Midwest United…
2019-10-25
Damage Estimates For Hurricanes Like Dorian Don’t Capture The Full Cost Of Climate Change-Fueled Disasters
Scientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas, which leads…
2019-09-05
4 Tech Must-Haves for Extreme Weather Cities
Cities across the U.S. and Canada experienced bitter winter temps at the end of 2018 and into 2019.…
2019-05-23
Polar Vortex : What Is It And How Is It Linked To Climate Change?
The polar vortex has broken into ‘two swirling blobs of cold air’, bringing the most frigid conditions in…
2019-01-31
When The Weather Is Extreme, Is Climate Change To Blame?
Dramatic weather events happened these past few weeks in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There were wildfires…
2018-08-22
How Green Roofs Can Protect Our City From Flooding
Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on record in eastern North America. And the world…
2017-10-16