When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.

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Tropical storm Alfred could cause significant flooding in eastern Australia despite the slowly moving storm no longer being a ...

The atmosphere now has the highest carbon dioxide levels in the last 800,000 years – and global heat records have toppled yet ...

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A report considered the world’s most trusted source of climate updates has laid out the parlous state of a planet that has ...

A new report​ from the World Meteorological Organization delivers a stark warning: climate change​ is accelerating, with some ...

Benjamin Franklin once said, “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” That moment has already arrived ...

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Neither Porto Alegre, Brazil, nor Valencia, Spain, are in the news this week. But they have been before, and almost certainly ...

Chennai: A detailed vulnerability assessment conducted by the World Bank has showed that nearly 30% of Chennai's footpath network is at risk of flooding and inundation during extreme climate events.

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