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How the hottest city in the US fights the heat

How the hottest city in the US fights the heat

Phoenix, the fifth largest city of the US and the nation’s hottest, has established the country’s first office of heat response and mitigation. Its main instrument: trees!

How the hottest city in the US fights the heat

Phoenix, the fifth largest city of the US and the nation’s hottest, has established the country’s first office of heat response and mitigation. Its main instrument: trees!

Twenty years after the deadly heat of 2003, Europe’s heat response is still ineffective

Twenty years after the deadly heat of 2003, Eur...

Since 2003, when heat caused 70,000 deaths, heat-related mortality has been a major concern in Europe. Over 60,000 heat-related deaths in 2022 illustrate that heat response is still ineffective.

Twenty years after the deadly heat of 2003, Eur...

Since 2003, when heat caused 70,000 deaths, heat-related mortality has been a major concern in Europe. Over 60,000 heat-related deaths in 2022 illustrate that heat response is still ineffective.

Climate change is already having an impact on our incomes

Climate change is already having an impact on o...

Without global warming, global income between now and 2050 would be a fifth higher. By 2050, the economic impact of climate change equates to a global income loss of $38...

Climate change is already having an impact on o...

Without global warming, global income between now and 2050 would be a fifth higher. By 2050, the economic impact of climate change equates to a global income loss of $38...

New perspectives on the global distribution of climate risk. The Netherlands stands out!

New perspectives on the global distribution of ...

Due to transnational impacts, countries are far more vulnerable than direct impacts suggest. Exposure to climate change impacts in a globalised world turns out bad for The Netherlands.

New perspectives on the global distribution of ...

Due to transnational impacts, countries are far more vulnerable than direct impacts suggest. Exposure to climate change impacts in a globalised world turns out bad for The Netherlands.

Hurricanes develop much faster now, giving residents less time to prepare

Hurricanes develop much faster now, giving resi...

The number of tropical cyclones that intensify from a category 1 hurricane (or weaker) into a major hurricane within 36 hours has more than doubled today compared to half a...

Hurricanes develop much faster now, giving resi...

The number of tropical cyclones that intensify from a category 1 hurricane (or weaker) into a major hurricane within 36 hours has more than doubled today compared to half a...

Less snow in the Alps will affect society in many ways

Less snow in the Alps will affect society in ma...

What would be considered a snow-sparse winter of today’s climate is projected to become quite average or even snow abundant in the future. Less snow not only affects winter tourism.

Less snow in the Alps will affect society in ma...

What would be considered a snow-sparse winter of today’s climate is projected to become quite average or even snow abundant in the future. Less snow not only affects winter tourism.

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