Global temperatures in 2025 were ranked as the third-highest on record, continuing a worrying trend of persistent and accelerating warming, according to the latest Global Climate Highlights report from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service The Copernicus findings show how close recent years have come to breaking records and how rapidly the planet is approaching critical […]
There is a need for systematic action to safeguard against flooding; here, Professor Günter Blöschl from the Vienna University of Technology, the University of Bologna elaborates further The climate crisis is already transforming the world around us, with extreme flooding only set to intensify over the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum Risk
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New research conducted by researchers at Florida Atlantic University as revealed new ways to reduce the risks of devastating wildfires while promoting healthier forests and combating climate change In the Western United States, over a century of fire suppression, global warming, and prolonged droughts have led to increasingly destructive wildfires. As surface fuels like dead
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32 researchers from around the world looked at what caused LA’s worst ever wildfires. Copyright Jae C. Hong/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved By Rebecca Ann Hughes Human-caused climate change worsened the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, a new study has found. Fossil fuel burning reduced rainfall, dried out vegetation, and increased the overlap between flammable drought
Natural hazards and climate change can threaten the operation and safety of industrial facilities. OECD, UNECE and the JRC publish a risk management guide for senior leaders in industry and public authorities. There is growing awareness that natural hazards can have significant impacts on the safety of industrial assets and operations. Natural hazards, such as
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Maider Etxebarria, the Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz and a Member of ICLEI Europe’s Regional Executive Committee, discusses Vitoria-Gasteiz’s strategy for leveraging nature-based solutions for urban resilience Vitoria-Gasteiz, a city of over 259,000 people at the political heart of the Basque Country, is a paragon of long-term planning for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Our work has
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