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climate change adaptation
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The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster
Fernanda Cruz Rios, Drexel University When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, a beach house…
Nepal‑Tibet floods: when disaster strikes before communities recover from previous climate extremes, crisis escalates
Taha Rezaei, University of Exeter and Mark Maslin, UCL Major flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have destroyed…
Reef relief: how a late summer monsoon helped cool the Great Barrier Reef at just the right time
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a true natural wonder: a unique and diverse underwater seascape the size of…
Eight lifesaving ways to improve wildfire risk management
María-Luisa Chas-Amil, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela and Julia María Touza, University of York As the flames advanced…
Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life
Kai Kopecky, University of Colorado Boulder and John Kominoski, Florida International University People’s knee-jerk reaction to seeing death…
Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults
Zoltan Nagy, Eindhoven University of Technology Most people know that heat waves can be dangerous, but what they…
Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life
Kai Kopecky, University of Colorado Boulder and John Kominoski, Florida International University People’s knee-jerk reaction to seeing death…
Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C – but only if they’re the right type
Mohammad A Rahman, The University of Melbourne Cities around the world are planting more trees to cope with…
Coral reefs are secretly connected across vast oceans – and that’s crucial for their survival
Kate Marie Quigley, James Cook University and Elise Thérèse Gisèle Dehont, Memorial University of Newfoundland Lord Howe Island…
Buildings consume 30% of global energy – digital twins could be the key to cutting that waste
JonathanShots/Shutterstock Jose Eduardo Pachano, Universidad de Navarra Buildings are one of the largest contributors to global energy consumption.…