Yes, Climate Change has Almost Certainly Fuelled California’s Massive Fires
Thousands of lightning strikes have sparked hundreds of fires across California in recent days, producing several major clusters burning around…
Using Techniques Learnt in Astrophysics, Researchers Can Now Forecast Drought up to Ten Weeks Ahead
Researchers at the University of Sussex have developed a system which can accurately predict a period of drought in East…
Clock in New York Counts Down the Time Remaining to Avert Climate Disaster
The installation began its countdown on September 17, 2020, with seven years, 103 days, 15 hours, 40 minutes and seven…
Scientists Using Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery to Map Poverty
Locating people living in poverty, such as through door-to-door surveys is sometimes difficult. Therefore, scientists are now turning to satellite…
UNOSAT Introduces AI in its Flood Rapid Mapping Operations for the Benefit of National Disaster Management Authorities
Over the summer, UNOSAT introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based method in its operational emergency mapping service by reducing the…
Japan Court Orders Government, TEPCO to Pay for Fukushima Disaster
A Japanese court found the government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant negligent for failing to take…
Google Expands AI-driven Flood Forecast to all of India and Bangladesh
For several years, the Google Flood Forecasting Initiative has been working with governments to develop systems that predict when and…
World Risk Index (WRI) 2020 ReleasedWorld Risk Index (WRI) 2020 Released
Released annually since 2011, World Risk Index (WRI) indicates which countries are in the greatest need to strengthen measures for…
Scientists Use the Indian Ocean Earthquake Data to Tell How Fast it is Warming
Scientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from…
Indigenous Knowledge and Resilience in a COVID-19 World
It is increasingly clear that human health and our relationship with nature are inescapably intertwined. This holds true across many…
Melting Antarctic Ice Will Raise Sea Level by 2.5 metres – Even if Paris Climate Goals are Met, Study Finds
Melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet will cause sea level rises of about two and a half metres around the…
51.6 Million People Doubly Hit by Climate-Linked Disasters, COVID-19 – IFRC Report
At least 51.6 million people globally have been affected by floods, droughts or storms and also the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,…