Tag: extreme weather
How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...
Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October...
Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is...
Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of...
Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is...
Pintu Kumar Mahla, University of Arizona
Farmers in South Asia rely on the summer monsoon’s rainfall, but extreme monsoon...
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk...
Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder and Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau,...
Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter...
Dan O'Brien, Northeastern University
It’s summer, and it’s been hot, even in northern cities such as Boston. But not...
Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of...
Ivis García, Texas A&M University; Jaimie Hicks Masterson, Texas A&M University, and Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University
The...
The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest...
Lori Hunter, University of Colorado Boulder
Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural...
Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the...
Ivis García, Texas A&M University
Imagine that a hurricane has destroyed your home.
The roof is...



















