Risk
Floods have become less deadly worldwide
Over the last five decades, floods have become less deadly. The global number of flood events has increased over time, but the average number of people killed and affected per...
Floods have become less deadly worldwide
Over the last five decades, floods have become less deadly. The global number of flood events has increased over time, but the average number of people killed and affected per...
Droughts, not floods, are the biggest challenge...
Global warming will have much more impact on droughts than on floods in the Alps. Simulated changes in flood magnitude are negligible whereas droughts will become more intense and last...
Droughts, not floods, are the biggest challenge...
Global warming will have much more impact on droughts than on floods in the Alps. Simulated changes in flood magnitude are negligible whereas droughts will become more intense and last...
Global trends in groundwater levels: good news ...
Rapid groundwater decline has accelerated over the past four decades in 30% of the world’s aquifers. Fortunately, part of the aquifers is showing recovery thanks to effective measures.
Global trends in groundwater levels: good news ...
Rapid groundwater decline has accelerated over the past four decades in 30% of the world’s aquifers. Fortunately, part of the aquifers is showing recovery thanks to effective measures.
Extreme salt intrusion into European estuaries ...
As a result of much lower river discharge in the summer, salt water will intrude further inland into the estuaries, adversely affecting those who depend on fresh water.
Extreme salt intrusion into European estuaries ...
As a result of much lower river discharge in the summer, salt water will intrude further inland into the estuaries, adversely affecting those who depend on fresh water.
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, 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.