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“Too hot for peace?” – report highlights security risks of climate change

The connection between climate and security is the focus of a new report entitled “National interdisciplinary climate risk assessment”, presented by leading German climate scientists, the country’s intelligence community, and military strategists. In their first ever national climate risk estimate, these experts, with their diverse backgrounds, have come together to assess the climate risks for German […]

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New study explores new forest management to reduce wildfire risks

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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‘A perfect storm’: How climate change made the LA wildfires more likely – and more deadly

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

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New guide to help manage risks from technological accidents triggered by natural hazards

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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Leveraging nature-based solutions for urban resilience

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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