Hundreds of millions more people will now be at risk from rising seas in the coming decades - with Asia and island nations most vulnerable. How we react to the climate crisis is now even more crucial.
Khalte’s residents survived one disaster – but were left vulnerable to the next.
There are ticking time bombs, high up in the mountains.
We have built the system to shed much of the surplus rather than keep it. We allow a wet winter to rush away, then ration what remains through a dry summer.
Extreme weather will continue to disrupt global food systems.
Houses at risk can quickly lose value.
How do you warn people downstream about fast-moving hazards that can change form and cross borders?
How Sri Lanka can move from reactive disaster management toward proactive climate resilience.
AI can definitely help us monitor floods and could perhaps even deliver more accurate early-warning messages in the near future.
‘Flying rivers’ of moist air from the Amazon combined with a warming planet have the potential to produce more rain, say scientists.
