Experts say the floods were exacerbated by poor urban planning, highlighting how cities in India and elsewhere need to adapt as climate change brings more extreme rainfall in the future.doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(22)01714-6Lou Del BelloNew scientist
Climate realities for homeowners Winter storms, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes are all some of the most common climate hurdles for homeowners. Earthquakes and wildfires are common out west; winter storms in the east; heat or hurricanes in the south. Floods are common ...
While having insurance can be a vital part of disaster recovery, you can take steps to prevent damage in the first place. Below are recommendations to help strengthen your house against three common causes of insurance claims: flooding, wildfires and wind. Flooding “The most fail-proof way to...
Thaler, Jeffrey. Fiddling as the World Floods and Burns: How Climate Change Urgently Requires a Paradigm Shift in the Permitting of Renew-able Energy Projects. 2012. Environmental Law Journal 42 1101 (2012) aler, Jeffrey. "Fiddling as the World Floods and Burns: How Climate Change Urgently ...
Physical risks are those related to damage inflicted on infrastructure and other assets, such as factories and supply-chain operations, by the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as wildfires, floods, or hurricanes. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the...
As a result of climate change, floods are getting more severe year after year. Learn how to ride one out with this floodsafety guide.
Lack of electricity can cause food spoilage and sump pump failure, which results in basement floods. Since you can not charge your phone or connect to Wi-Fi, you will also be unable to contact emergency services once your phone dies. A whole-house generator is ideal but not an option ...
In addition to listing potential impacts, the report identifies parts of the country that are most likely to experience three primary climate change consequences:floods,wildfiresand extreme heat. And it identifies and maps the location of certain populations, such as those with low income, historicall...
Don’t Blame All These Rains and Floods on El Niño How Climate Change Will Alter New York City’s Skyline DC’s Coming Snowstorm Could Cause Massive Flooding Those maps, it turns out, are only updated every decade or so, when FEMA looks back on which places have flooded in the past...
Urbanization and climate change are contributing to severe flooding globally, damaging infrastructure, disrupting economies, and undermining human well-being. Approaches to make cities more resilient to floods are emerging, notably with the design of flood-resilient structures, but relatively little is kno...