Slums Are Heating Up Fast: Satellites Reveal Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam’s Invisible Heat Crisis
A decade of satellite analysis shows informal settlements in Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam warming rapidly, with building density ...
Tag: Climate Adaptation
Climate Shocks Drive Long-Term Swings in Algeria’s Wheat Production, Simulation Study Finds
A new econometric study of five decades of Algerian data shows that rainfall boosts wheat production while rising temperatures inflict ...
Facing the Blockers and the Retreat: Two New Books Map Climate Obstruction and America’s Adaptation Future
A new book review in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences examines two volumes that together explain how climate ...
Climate and Land Use Changes Could Shrink Water Yield in China’s Wei River Basin
An integrated modeling study projects declining water yield across the Wei River Basin under all SSP-RCP scenarios, with climate change ...
Dryland nature-based solutions emerge as climate lifeline for semi-arid Windhoek
A new study in npj Urban Sustainability examines how water-aware nature-based solutions can help semi-arid Windhoek adapt to climate change.
African Cities Face Rising Floods and Droughts as Adaptation Lags Behind
A new study in npj Urban Sustainability warns that floods and droughts are intensifying across African cities and calls for ...
Factory Jobs Shield Rural Ethiopian Households From Climate Shocks, Study Finds
A study of 625 rural households in central Ethiopia finds that industrial park employment cuts climate shock sensitivity by 64 ...
Dutch Media Trust Engineers, Not Retreat, to Save the Netherlands From Rising Seas
A ten-year analysis of Dutch online news shows that media coverage strongly legitimises engineering-based protection against sea-level rise while marginalising ...
How Reliable Are 100-Year Climate Extremes? New Study Warns of Overconfidence
A new study applies an engineering reliability framework to show that estimated return periods for climate extremes are often far ...
Why Wetland Restoration Stalls: New Research Diagnoses the Barriers Blocking California’s Bay-Delta
New research drawing on 59 interviews and 829 coded barrier statements reveals why wetland restoration in California's Bay-Delta lags far ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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