What would a climate ready Scotland look like?
Working with adaptation stakeholders, Adaptation Scotland has produced six illustrated ideas of how places in Scotland could be both affected by and adapted to a changing climate. These six ‘climate...
View ArticleVisualisation tool shows sea level rise under 2 & 4 degrees of warming
A new online resource – Surging Seas – helps to visualise the impact of sea level rise on major coastal areas across the world. It includes a useful risk zone map, and allows the user to compare the...
View Article2015 confirmed as the warmest, wettest December on record
This week brought confirmation from the Met Office that December 2015 was the warmest and wettest on record for the UK, with the temperature for England a balmy 5˚C warmer than the long-term average....
View ArticleWeather responsible for majority of insurance claims
Insurer MunichRe’s data for 2015 highlights the huge proportion – 94% – of natural catastrophe insurance claims caused by weather events. Despite a quiet North Atlantic hurricane season, December...
View ArticleNew reports highlight lessons from the public’s view of risk, & SME...
EA communicating risk to the public A timely Environment Agency report examines lessons they have learned about communicating risk to the general public. A series of community workshops highlighted the...
View ArticleThe Paris agreement at a glance
The consensus is that the outcome of the Paris climate conference was overwhelmingly positive, but that there is a great deal to be done to realise its full impact. In amongst the huge amount of...
View ArticleUK flooding – issues and possible solutions
Unprecedented rainfall has resulted in a miserable Christmas for many communities both in the UK and the US. Discussions and inquiries on the best approaches to avoid and reduce future flooding impacts...
View ArticleMigration as adaptation – and the impacts on communities
People fleeing climate stressors classed as ‘economic’ migrants As sea levels rise, inhabitants of low-lying Pacific islands are already moving away from their homes to avoid inevitable future...
View ArticleClimate change – a risk assessment
In a new report, the Centre for Science and Policy argues that the risks of climate change should be assessed in the same way as risks to national security, financial stability, or public health. In...
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CCC infographic of future flood risk
An infographic produced by the Committee for Climate Change highlights the potential cost of flood damage, number of homes at risk, and maps the location of the most vulnerable coastal flood defences...
View ArticleThe summer after the floods report
An ESRC-funded project examined the flood preparedness of businesses, individuals and communities during the 2013–14 winter floods. The report highlights the need for more locally relevant information...
View ArticleStrengthening climate science to achieve Paris target
After the euphoria that greeted the Paris climate agreement and its aim to keep warming to 1.5˚C, there are serious questions to be answered to make that aim possible. The six points highlighted...
View ArticlePenguins struggle to adapt rearing patterns
As weather patterns change and food becomes scarce, some penguin species are at risk. Their inflexible parenting roles lead to males and females being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and unable...
View ArticleThe unseen risks of flooding – inundated landfill sites could lead to toxic...
Many landfill sites across England and Wales are at high risk of flooding or coastal erosion. Sites that predate EU waste regulations are at risk of leaching toxins into watercourses during a flood, or...
View ArticleExpect the unexpected – facts & impacts of natural disasters down under
MunichRe have developed a web portal to examine the facts and economic impacts of natural disasters in Australia and New Zealand. With some interesting facts, figures and images, it also examines how...
View ArticleRising seas pull Fort Lauderdale toward a bust
With huge population growth and a climbing skyline, the Venice of America is now racing to put climate resiliency measures in place. Federal researchers estimate that sea levels in South Florida could...
View ArticleUS faces floods of climate refugees
End-of-century population forecasts for the US suggest that the number of people who are potentially vulnerable to rising sea levels has been substantially underestimated. Without action to limit...
View ArticleNew study: sea level rise may have been severely underestimated
A new report raises the possibility that sea level change is likely to be much higher than the IPCC suggests, highlighting the ongoing uncertainty around ice-sheet melt in both hemispheres. The...
View ArticleLearning from Australia’s millennium drought
A new report shows that strategies developed and mistakes made during Australia’s decade-long drought provide a powerful resource for California. Alliance for Water Efficiency: What California can...
View ArticleNatural catastrophes in 2015
Munich RE’s review of natural catastrophes from 2015 brings together articles, analysis and assessments of global events. While the overall financial losses were relatively low, the magazine highlights...
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