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Tag: climate adaptation

UK Rainfall Hits 2048 Levels Already, Accelerating Flood Risk

Climate study reveals Britain's rainfall has reached 2048 levels 23 years early, dramatically increasing winter flooding risks across the UK.

Heatwave-Power Crisis Deepens India’s Fossil Fuel Dependence

Record heatwaves drive electricity demand surge, adding 327 million tonnes CO2 emissions. Study warns of 'heat-power trap' needing urgent grid upgrades.

Heatwaves to Worsen for 1000 Years Even After Net Zero: Study

New research reveals delaying net zero beyond 2050 will make heatwaves hotter and more frequent, with impacts lasting a millennium. Learn which regions face the greatest risk.

UN Chief: Nations Starved of Climate Resources as 1.5°C Overshoot Looms

UN Secretary-General warns climate adaptation resources are insufficient, with inevitable 1.5°C temperature overshoot by 2030s threatening billions worldwide.

10 Critical Climate Issues: Record Heat, Ocean Warming, Dengue Outbreaks

Scientists reveal why 2023-24 were the warmest years, unprecedented ocean warming, and record dengue outbreaks in new climate insights report.

UN Report: Emission Cuts Fall Short of Paris Climate Goals

Current climate pledges will only achieve 17% emissions reduction by 2035, far below the 57% needed to limit warming to 1.5°C, UN finds ahead of COP30.

Conservation Groups Approve Genetic Engineering for Wildlife

Top conservation organizations vote to explore gene editing as a conservation tool, opening new possibilities for species preservation and climate adaptation.

Millions of US Homes Face Submergence by 2100 in Sea Level Study

New research reveals coastal cities from New York to Miami could be underwater as rising seas threaten millions of buildings and residents by century's end.