Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world
Alaska has at least 120 glacier-dammed lakes, and almost all have drained at least once since 1985, a new study shows. Small ones have been producing larger floods in recent years.
Oct. 9, 2023 • ~8 min
Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it's testing communities in Florida
A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.
Oct. 5, 2023 • ~11 min
Was the freak 'medicane' storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa's future?
Climate models suggest North Africa will get drier in future. But its caves tell a different story.
Sept. 21, 2023 • ~7 min
As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, global warming's intensifying impact becomes more clear
There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.
Sept. 19, 2023 • ~7 min
As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming's role
There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.
Sept. 19, 2023 • ~7 min
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