| In the 05/26/2026 edition:
Disaster Risk Reduction continues to shape global discussions on climate resilience, adaptation, and preparedness as researchers and international organizations report new findings on wildfires, floods, sea level rise, El Niño, heatwaves, earthquakes, and AI-powered climate risk solutions in the 26 May 2026 edition.
By European Environment Agency on May 22, 2026 03:17 pm
The EU-funded NEVERMORE project has developed an ICT toolkit, which combines climate science, socio-economic data, and stakeholder knowledge to promote integrated climate change assessment.
By Conversation Media Group, the on May 22, 2026 02:56 pm
The most destructive wildfire season on record in Europe was in 2025, with more than one million hectares burned and tens of thousands of people displaced by fires across the continent.
By Eos – AGU on May 22, 2026 01:27 pm
Arsenic-contaminated groundwater affects more than 230 million people living in 108 countries. About 180 million of these people live in the Indian subcontinent (which includes Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, in addition to India) and Southeast Asia.
By PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd on May 22, 2026 01:13 pm
Forecasters say a potentially “super” El Niño is rapidly taking shape in the Pacific—but whether it evolves into a history-making event could hinge on fickle winds and other volatile atmospheric shifts.
By International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on May 22, 2026 01:11 pm
Designed to assess and diagnose irrigation systems, the platform provides water managers actionable data to boost performance and agriculture sustainability.
By University of St Andrews on May 22, 2026 01:11 pm
Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken Egypt, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the pyramid’s outer casing stones. Yet the Great Pyramid remained essentially intact.
By Conversation Media Group, the on May 22, 2026 01:10 pm
Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken Egypt, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the pyramid’s outer casing stones. Yet the Great Pyramid remained essentially intact.
By Mongabay on May 22, 2026 01:10 pm
Tonle Sap in Cambodia is the largest lake in Southeast Asia. Each year, when the dry season sets in, the waters of the flooded forest recede, the mangrove roots poke out through the mud, and the flooded forest turns into a tinder box.
By Inside Climate News on May 22, 2026 01:09 pm
In addition to preventing an estimated 2.7 million tons of carbon emissions and $2.8 billion in damages, UC Davis researchers determined that fuel treatments prevented nearly 60 premature deaths.
By Erik Asplund , Sarah Birch , Ferran Martínez i Coma on May 22, 2026 11:18 am
In 2024 alone, extreme weather disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries and this is only the beginning. Evidence indicates that natural hazards are increasingly becoming a threat to elections, especially in regions vulnerable to extreme weather events.
By Yale Climate Connections on May 21, 2026 03:05 pm
Recent research suggests climate change could supercharge swings between quiet years and hyperactive seasons packed with dangerous storms.
By NPR on May 21, 2026 02:46 pm
Scientists have enlisted some of the animal kingdom’s best flood engineers — beavers — to help.
By World Resources Institute on May 21, 2026 02:42 pm
From Kinshasa to Dire Dawa, cities across Africa are discovering that wetlands, trees and parks could be their strongest defense against climate change.
By Eos – AGU on May 21, 2026 02:42 pm
More than 15 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, researchers are still searching for new ways to tackle disastrous spills. Some are looking to flaming twisters.
By Bangkok Post – Post Publishing Public Company Limited, the on May 21, 2026 02:42 pm
Loans to help owners strengthen houses a better use of money than compensation after the fact.
By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on May 21, 2026 02:39 pm
Chesapeake communities are at a heightened and increasing risk for flooding and coastal hazards.
By Conversation Media Group, the on May 21, 2026 02:38 pm
The latest case of a Canadian passenger testing positive shows the hantavirus outbreak isn’t over yet. We can probably expect more cases, given the long incubation period of this infection.
By Conversation Media Group, the on May 21, 2026 02:36 pm
This research review, which looks at examples across Oceania, Africa and Asia finds that the people who are forced to adapt to the greatest extent are the ones that climate policies ignore the most.
By Eos – AGU on May 21, 2026 02:16 pm
A recent study cautions that the Karoo, a potential target for shale gas exploration, might not be as seismologically calm as it appears.
By Eos – AGU on May 21, 2026 01:36 pm
Human-driven climate change is driving the rise of sea levels, worsening flood conditions and threatening coastal communities around the world. Not only is sea level rising, but it’s rising faster every year.
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific on May 21, 2026 11:36 am
On 29 April 2026, Vanuatu marked its first national observance of the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes, bringing together partners to strengthen earthquake preparedness and disaster resilience.
By Marta Curado, Carlos Rocha, Luís Carvalho on May 21, 2026 10:50 am
Building resilience for people with disabilities requires ensuring that their needs are fully recognised and integrated into disaster risk reduction (DRR) planning.
By European Commission Joint Research Centre on May 20, 2026 04:36 pm
Average economic losses from floods with compounding hazards are almost three times higher than losses from floods alone.
By Conversation Media Group, the on May 20, 2026 04:24 pm
When people think about wildfires, they usually think about flames, smoke and evacuations. However, for many communities, some of the most important damage begins after the fire has passed.
By Daily Herald on May 20, 2026 02:01 pm
The upcoming FIFA World Cup is expected to be the most-watched sporting event in history, with more than 5 million people slated to attend an expanded competition hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
By World Bank, the on May 20, 2026 01:59 pm
After facing a series of climate shocks and droughts in 2018-2023 and multiple policy dialogues with international partners, Morocco has placed climate change high on its policy agenda.
By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on May 20, 2026 01:56 pm
A team of scientists published an analysis of Hektoria’s collapse based on a suite of remote-sensing data, finding that its particular geometry enabled the rapid change.
By Geological Society of America, the on May 20, 2026 01:52 pm
A new study in GSA Bulletin seeks to constrain how often and where faults cause earthquakes under the heart of Seattle
By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on May 20, 2026 01:43 pm
Home to some 20 million people, the Mexico City area is built atop an aquifer. Extensive groundwater pumping, combined with the weight of urban development, has resulted in the compaction of the ancient lakebed beneath the city for more than a century.
By Chinese Academy of Sciences on May 20, 2026 01:32 pm
A recent study has uncovered a detailed mechanism through which intense storms over the Himalayas contribute to increasing moisture in the lower stratosphere—a layer of the atmosphere crucial to global climate regulation
By University of Connecticut on May 20, 2026 01:15 pm
Normally after a storm, tidal wetlands can recover by themselves. Due to the increased frequency & intensity of hurricanes, they are losing that recovery capacity. So after a hurricane, there is need to provide a proactive management plan to help recover
By The Cool Down on May 19, 2026 05:13 pm
Women experience heat differently due to physiological, occupational, and socio-economic factors; they cannot be considered an “invisible category” within climate governance
By William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science on May 19, 2026 03:52 pm
A study in Nature Sustainability led by William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS points to even more dramatic land losses in the region’s coastal farmlands, where the rate of marsh encroachment is happening nearly twice as fast.
By Monash University on May 19, 2026 03:51 pm
Researchers say accurately predicting Antarctica’s impact on global sea levels is an urgent priority that can be achieved by analysing the DNA of tiny land animals, pinpointing the continent’s icy past to paint a clearer picture of the future.
By PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd on May 19, 2026 03:49 pm
Tropical forests, often described as the lungs of the planet, may be edging closer to a dangerous threshold as droughts become more frequent and widespread across the world’s humid tropics.
By World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on May 19, 2026 02:40 pm
Along Atlantic-facing coasts, sea level is rising faster than the global average in parts of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean. Continuing ocean acidification and warming are compounding risks to marine ecosystems and fisheries.
By University of Exeter on May 19, 2026 02:31 pm
The researchers find that, while migration in Bhutan is primarily done for economic, professional and aspirational reasons, climate change is a “background stressor” that drives migration by making rural livelihoods increasingly precarious.
By University of Strathclyde on May 19, 2026 02:26 pm
The volume of water drawn from Scotland’s rivers and lochs by the agricultural sector surged by more than 500% during periods of water scarcity in recent years, new research has found.
By Israel Hinkossa on May 19, 2026 09:22 am
A statistics graduate in rural Ethiopia built a game that translates the UNESCO‑recognized Oromo Gadaa democracy into digital climate action, allowing players to earn points that fund real‑world, community‑verified reforestation. |
