Global warming of 2C could ‘double’ flooding costs in China compared to 1.5C – Eco-Business

The study, published in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, estimates future flood risk across China under 1.5C and 2C of warming and its impact on people and wider society. Compared with 1.5C of global warming, “the probability of…

Climate change likely to trigger frequent and severe volcanic eruptions: Studies

Rainfall can destabilise the lava domes of a volcano leading to eruptions; it can also infiltrate the subsurface, causing magma to rise  

Deadly Kentucky flooding crushes records

Record-breaking flooding devastated parts of Kentucky on July 28, 2022. The Kentucky flooding event is one of the most devastating in the state’s history.

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See Mars’ Grand Canyon in stunning new photos

ESA’s Mars Express orbiter has taken some stunning new images of Mars’ Grand Canyon, Valles Marineris. It is the largest canyon system in the solar system.

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Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming – ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is a partnership between ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine. Late on May 31, 2018,…

Global warming of 2C could ‘double’ flooding costs in China compared to 1.5C – Carbon Brief

Economic losses from flooding in China at 2C of global warming could be double those at 1.5C, research suggests.  The study, published in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, estimates future flood risk across China under 1.5C and…

Common perception about global warming – Global Village space

The issue of global warming is not remote. The alarming repercussions that global warming is having on Pakistan in particular and the rest of the globe, in general, are highlighted by the thought-provoking statements of Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish…

Monsoon 2022: Could long-term trend be causing huge variation in rainfall

The reason for this trend is the rapid warming of the Indian Ocean, which decreases the contrast between the temperatures of land and ocean  

Glaciers on Türkiye’s mountains melting due to global warming, says expert – Hurriyet Daily News

İsmail Sarı – ISTANBUL If global warming continues at this rate, all glaciers on Türkiye’s mountains will definitely melt, says Yıldırım Güngör, an associate professor from Istanbul University. The expert pointed out that there has been a significant melting of…

Japanese horseradish farmers fear for future amid climate change – Reuters.com

TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) – Masahiro Hoshina, a Japanese farmer, starts worrying about typhoon season months before it begins, haunted by memories of the heavy rains and landslides that washed away wasabi farms during one 2019 storm. “Recently the power…