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Professors call for more research into climate-change-related threats to civilization

An opinion piece published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls for more research into the specific pathways by which civilization may collapse as a result of climate change. "Scientists have warned that climate change threatens the habitability of large regions...

UN sums up climate science: world heading in the wrong direction

With weather disasters costing $200 million per day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming, the world is "heading in the wrong direction," according to the United Nations in a new report that compiles the most recent science on climate change. Weather-related disasters have increased fivefold over...

Vulnerable communities face a higher risk of socioeconomic injustice due to flood hazards

According to a new study published in Environmental Research, socially vulnerable groups are more susceptible to climate-change-caused flooding due to systemic disadvantages. The study also reveals that racial or ethnic, economic, social, and demographic factors at the neighbourhood level play a significant explanatory role in...

‘Extreme health belt’ to cover the middle of US by 2053: Report

According to a new study, an area of intensely warm weather—dubbed a "extreme heat belt"—with at least one day per year when the heat index exceeds 125 degrees Fahrenheit (52 degrees Celsius) is expected to cover a US region home to more than 100...

Reconstructing volcanic eruptions to help scientists predict climate risks

Dr. Matthew Toohey (Ph.D.) of the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Dr. Michael Sigl (Ph.D.) of the University of Bern were part of the research team that developed an updated, more accurate reconstruction of volcanic eruptions that can help scientists understand future climate risks. When...

As climate change makes some areas dangerous to live in, it may get harder to move

Climate change could reduce international mobility for low-income populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the former Soviet Union by up to 10% by 2100. According to a modeling study published in Nature Climate Change, this could rise to up to 35% under more...