More than 170 countries have now introduced national policies and laws on climate change adaptation to address impacts including the... Read more
extreme weather
Economic assessments of the potential future risks of climate change have been omitting or grossly underestimating many of the most serious consequences for lives and livelihoods because these risks are difficult to quantify precisely and lie outside of human experience. This policy insight identifies and draws attention to these 'missing risks' and discusses how populations might fare in light of their potential to adapt in the face of these risks. Read more
Climate change deniers in Britain are continuing to mislead the public and policy-makers by wrongly claiming that there has been... Read more
Probabilistic models significantly reduce uncertainty in Hurricane Harvey pluvial flood loss estimates | Viktor Roezer
Event Type: Grantham WorkshopOn 26 July, ‘The Guardian’ published an article by its excellent environment editor, Damian Carrington, on a newly published report... Read more
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Increasingly hot summers can have devastating effects on worker productivity. As temperatures increase, workers feel decreased energy, loss of concentration,... Read more
RSS | Sonia Seneviratne “Drivers and feedbacks leading to regional climate extremes”
Event Type: Research Seminar SeriesDeveloping countries recovering from extreme weather events should reshape their economies to adapt to future climate risks instead of only... Read more
