New type of investment could narrow funding gap for climate adaptation projects
Creating a new type of investment could be the key to protecting infrastructure projects from the impact of climate change according to a new report.
Creating a new type of investment could be the key to protecting infrastructure projects from the impact of climate change according to a new report.
Economics & Business
Sep 20, 2022
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The numbers of climate skeptics are dwindling. But they remain a noisy and at times powerful minority that continues to have political influence. This group is unmoved by the near-universal agreement among scientists on the ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2022
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In the summer of 2020, an extreme flash drought event broke out over the southeastern coastal region of China, which had serious impacts on local agriculture and the environment. It was identified as one of the top 10 extreme ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2022
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A new study reveals that the bacterial communities that live in subarctic caves, which can give rise to products of particular interest to medicine and industry, are more diverse and complex than those that live on the surface ...
Ecology
Aug 30, 2022
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New research published today shows that if it were not for the impact of climate change, up to 50 percent of residences in Houston's Harris County would not have been flooded by Hurricane Harvey five years ago. The study, ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2022
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New research by Dr. Bridget Pratt at ACU's Queensland Bioethics Center argues that global health aid—the delivery of health services to underserved populations in resource‐poor areas of the world—should be sustainable ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2022
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Powerful storm systems triggered flash flooding across the U.S. in late July, killing at least 28 people in eastern Kentucky as floodwater engulfed homes and set off mudslides. Record rainfall also inundated St. Louis neighborhoods, ...
Environment
Aug 1, 2022
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Temperatures in the Middle East have risen far faster than the world's average in the past three decades. Precipitation has been decreasing, and experts predict droughts will come with greater frequency and severity.
Environment
Jul 25, 2022
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The Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650-mile route that stretches through California, Oregon and Washington, is fraught with the effects of climate change. Hundreds of miles of trails have been closed in recent years due to wildfires, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2022
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Animals are more likely to mate in warmer environments, a study analyzing the impact of climate change on reproductive behavior has found.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2022
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