Revealing the impact of more extreme heat in US cities
Projections show our climate will warm above agreed levels. How dangerous might this extra heat be to public health?
The old and the new: exploring Peru’s growing water scarcity
Water supplies across the world are under threat from climate breakdown. Is imposing a technical fix always the right answer?
Mitigating hurricane risk in the Caribbean and beyond
Recent disastrous hurricane activity in the Caribbean highlights the urgent need to prepare appropriately for extreme changes in climate.
Improving our understanding of methane emissions in Brazil
Concentrations of methane in our atmosphere are rising faster than predicted. Why?
Planning for a warmer world: better predicting hurricane rainfall in the Caribbean
Hurricanes can savage small island states: the Caribbean has been battered by 264 of them since 1960. Will our changing climate alter their frequency or intensity?
Understanding the resilience of Colombian forest biodiversity
After a long history of bloody conflict, there’s understandable pressure to make Colombia’s damaged forests more economically productive. But with so little data on these environments, it’s hard to predict the potential impacts.
Understanding flood risk in America
New flood modelling shows that 41 million Americans are at risk from flooding rivers, more than three times the current estimate.
As temperatures rise, water shortages possible in cold regions
More than a sixth of the world’s population – over one billion people – rely on meltwater emanating from snow and ice for their main water supply.
In the Turks and Caicos Islands access to food through formal channels is too expensive for large segments on society; relying instead on covert, informal trade for nutritious food.