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Scientists Review Methodological Approaches Used in Quantitative Climate Migration Literature

Quantitative empirical studies exploring how climatic and other environmental drivers influence migration are increasing year by year. PIK scientists have now reviewed methodological approaches used in the quantitative climate migration literature.

6 Oct 2021

Save the Date: The Space & Geospatial Virtual Pavilion for COP26 Explains How Location Intelligence can Help in the Fight Against Climate Change

Organisations working towards addressing Climate change and sustainability from the United Kingdom and beyond are invited to attend the Space and Geospatial Virtual Pavilion from 1-11 November 2021, to understand emerging technologies and services that enable the use of location intelligence to improve operations and meet global climate targets.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers Analyze the 2020 Mei-Yu Rainfall and Flooding Throughout China

During summer 2020, heavy precipitation affected a significant portion of China and East and South Asia. The Yangtze River basin bore the brunt of extensive flooding, which caused loss of lives, considerable property damage and prompted millions of people to move to higher ground.

5 Oct 2021

Study Provides a First Glimpse of an Ancient Coastal Mangrove Ecosystem

Deep in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, an ancient mangrove ecosystem flourishes more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the nearest ocean.

5 Oct 2021

Exposure to Extreme Combinations of Heat and Humidity has Tripled Since the 1980s, Study Finds

A new study of more than 13,000 cities worldwide has found that the number of person-days in which inhabitants are exposed to extreme combinations of heat and humidity has tripled since the 1980s.

5 Oct 2021

New Tool Generates Accurate Street-Level Resolution Maps of Floods Worldwide Since 1985

UN University-led experts have debuted a new tool that generates instant, accurate street-level resolution maps of floods worldwide since 1985.

5 Oct 2021

Mature Oak Trees Responsible for Increasing Rate of Photosynthesis

A new study reveals that mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to one-third as a response to the increase in CO2 levels anticipated to be the world average by around 2050.

5 Oct 2021

Brazilian Amazon Exposed to Lethal Heat Stress Due to Deforestation, Climate Change

Along with climate change, extensive deforestation of the Amazon rainforest will increase the number of people in northern Brazil who are at risk of extreme heat—with potentially fatal results and disastrous economic impacts, according to a pioneering study released recently by Brazilian scientists in the Communications Earth & Environment journal.

4 Oct 2021

Climate Change Could Affect International Biodiversity Conservation Efforts

University of Montana scientists and colleagues investigate the ways in which climate change could affect the efforts to safeguard biodiversity within the network of protected regions worldwide.

4 Oct 2021

Black Summer Blazes Raise Extinction Risk Forecasts

The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, according to new research led by Flinders University.

3 Oct 2021