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Among health impacts were injuries, infections, exposure to chemical hazards and mental health consequences. In terms of economic costs, it could be very high, since climate-related extreme events in EEA member countries account for more than 400 billion euros (429.82 billion U.S. dollars) of e...
Increasing effects of climate change call for better systematic risk management, more adaptation and accelerated decarbonization, writes Lola Woetzel in China Daily. After more than 10,000 years of relative stability, the Earth's climate is changing. As average temperatures rise, acute hazards, such...
Association between climate related hazards and depression among coastal communities in Indonesia Asri Maharani Sujarwoto Sujarwoto Penny Bee ResearchOpen Access27 Feb 2025Scientific Reports Volume: 15, P: 6998 Dynamic configuration before quasi-biennial oscillation disruptions revealed from the perspective of...
Predicted exposure of communities in southeastern United States to climate-related coastal hazards A rigorous analysis of twenty-first-century multi-hazard exposure for US Southeast Atlantic coastal communities indicates that up to 70% of residents will be exposed daily to shallow and emerging groundwate...
mitigate climate change by acting as carbon sinks, but they also buffer against climate-related hazards coupled to sea-level rise and increasing frequency and intensity of storms by protecting against erosion andflooding. At the same time, as highlighted throughout this chapter, these habitats are ...
The document sets the target of developing a climate-resilient society by 2035 by building a nationwide system to monitor and assess climate change-related risks, and by improving the ability to prevent and control natural disasters. It also highlighted a guiding principle for the national adaptation...
This article presents the findings of a literature review of recent English language publications on risk perception in connection to climate change and related natural hazards in mountain regions worldwide. Studies were selected from recorded entries in JSTOR, Science Direct, Scopus and Web of ...
In an effort to improve their quality of life and battle poverty, many urban residents are turning to agriculture as an alternative source of income, employment, and food security. However, climate-related hazards such as heatwaves, floods, and droughts
climate Article Access to Early Warning for Climate Change-Related Hazards in Informal Settlements of Accra, Ghana Ishmael Adams 1,* , Sumita Ghosh 2 and Goran Runeson 2 1 Department of Construction and Infrastructure Management, Swinburne University of Technology, Sydney Campus, Sydney, NSW 2150,...