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Environment

Extreme hunger has more than doubled in 10 of the world’s worst climate hotspots over past six years
16.09.2022

Extreme hunger has more than doubled in 10 of the world’s worst climate hotspots over past six years

Less than 18 days of fossil fuel companies’ profits would cover the entire UN humanitarian appeal [...]
Floodplains improve the water quality of rivers
15.09.202214.09.2022

Floodplains improve the water quality of rivers

Many rivers are polluted by nitrogen inputs. An international research project involving the IGB has now [...]
Climate Change is Affecting Drinking Water Quality
12.09.202211.09.2022

Climate Change is Affecting Drinking Water Quality

The disappearance of forests will have consequences for water quality in reservoirs The water stored in [...]
Extreme temperatures fuel online hate speech
10.09.202208.09.2022

Extreme temperatures fuel online hate speech

Temperatures above or below a feel-good window of 12-21 degrees Celsius (54-70 °F) are linked to [...]
First global climate risk map for forests
04.09.202203.09.2022

First global climate risk map for forests

Study: Forests in central and western Europe face high climate risk Climate change is putting increasing [...]
Living in timber cities could avoid emissions
02.09.202201.09.2022

Living in timber cities could avoid emissions

Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood instead of conventional steel and concrete [...]
Towards food security despite climate crisis and war
01.09.202201.09.2022

Towards food security despite climate crisis and war

To secure the world’s food supply, a shift toward more plant-based and less animal-based foods is [...]
When climate change pulls the plug: If groundwater tables drop, streams and rivers seep away and pollute drinking wa
30.08.202230.08.2022

When climate change pulls the plug: If groundwater tables drop, streams and rivers seep away and pollute drinking wa

Increasing drought, less precipitation, rising water demand in agriculture – climate change is causing problems for [...]
Digital damage: Is your online life polluting the planet?
27.08.2022

Digital damage: Is your online life polluting the planet?

Shorter emails, camera-off Zoom calls and deleting old photos could reduce our digital carbon footprints – [...]
Landslides increasingly threaten the world’s urban poor cities
27.08.202226.08.2022

Landslides increasingly threaten the world’s urban poor cities

Landslides will affect more and more settlements in poor regions of the world in the future, [...]
A historical perspective on glacial retreat
25.08.2022

A historical perspective on glacial retreat

Researchers at ETH Zurich and WSL have for the first time reconstructed the extent of Switzerland’s [...]
Water scarcity: Commission advises on safe water reuse in agriculture
23.08.2022

Water scarcity: Commission advises on safe water reuse in agriculture

Water reuse can limit abstractions from surface waters and groundwater and promote a more efficient management [...]
Extreme wildfires in Mediterranean countries provide lessons for climate-impacted Europe
15.08.202215.08.2022

Extreme wildfires in Mediterranean countries provide lessons for climate-impacted Europe

The climate crisis is heating up forest fires in Europe. They are also increasingly occurring in [...]
Impact of climate change on human pathogenic diseases subject of new study by UH researchers
12.08.202209.08.2022

Impact of climate change on human pathogenic diseases subject of new study by UH researchers

Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by greenhouse gas emissions A comprehensive [...]
Less rain in the forest: Amazon even more vulnerable than previously thought
05.08.202205.08.2022

Less rain in the forest: Amazon even more vulnerable than previously thought

For every three trees dying from drought in the Amazon rainforest, a fourth tree – even [...]
Forest trees also take up nanoplastics
03.08.202201.08.2022

Forest trees also take up nanoplastics

Plastic waste is now polluting all of the world’s ecosystems, even those located far from civilisation. [...]
Environment
26.09.202626.09.2026

Coal-powered economic growth linked to rising urban air pollution and deaths in India

Environment
23.09.202623.09.2026

The WorldRiskReport 2026

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Environment
19.09.202619.09.2026

UN: Every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action can return US$15

Environment
19.09.202619.09.2026

Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits

Environment
18.09.202618.09.2026

WMO: Recent water trends have serious future implications

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Environment
04.09.202604.09.2026

El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027

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