Climate Adaptation

Here’s some good climate news for a change

The country’s agriculture minister said last year’s record-breaking floods have created “big difficulties” with food production 

New housing developments across London are vulnerable to flooding from extreme weather events. Experts are alarmed and demand citywide accountability and action.

A simple idea to alter the way structures are powered could have an outsized effect on the fight to slow global warming.

India’s journey to carbon neutrality by 2070 will likely rely on homegrown measures that have already boosted energy efficiency and cut living expenses for millions of people

With viable hydro sites scarce, dam builders around the world are pushing into high-risk areas, often based on outdated climate data. 

Sea routes and ports will face more dangerous, costly disruptions as global temperatures rise, according to a new analysis. 

The famous rock statues and the Rapa Nui community living on the remote Polynesian island face an uncertain future due to climate change

Scientists warn of “maladaptation” to effects of global warming such as flooding and drought.

The 3,675-page report is packed with facts and data that convey the severity of the risks facing us and what to do about them. Here is a small selection. 

For starters, climate dangers aren’t far off in the future but “right here, wherever you live.” 

A new UN report says countries must do more to safeguard billions from floods, droughts and other “compounding” hazards.

Power utilities with relatively small market caps may be ripe for takeovers and re-imagining as renewable powerhouses

A new report warns the risk will increase by up to 57% and countries aren’t prepared for the humanitarian toll.  

Wind farms in Norway have spooked reindeer herds, impacting the livelihood of the Indigenous Sami. Despite a court win, the turbines are still spinning

Chinese scientists have developed salt-tolerant strains of rice in a bid to ensure food security as sea levels rise from climate change.

There are a growing number of startups with inventions aimed at adapting food to drought. But will it be enough to make a difference?

Reintroducing mammals like gazelles, tigers and bears to their former habitats would boost biodiversity and help the landscape store more carbon, new research finds. 

Cutting back trees by as much as 80% could help them withstand wildfire, drought and infestations

Corporations purchased 31 gigawatts of clean power through long-term contracts in 2021.

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan to boost the city’s drought resiliency includes investment in water treatment and recycling facilities. In the era of mega-drought, will it be enough?

The unprecedented rainfall comes as climate change makes weather cycles less predictable 

Skiers and snowboarders will compete in the first Winter Olympics to rely completely on artificial snow, further straining dry regions around Beijing.

The government wants to spend $7 billion to develop the Ravi riverbank, but opponents say that risks replicating the environmental and societal problems in nearby Lahore.

A survey of 2,000 top executives shows how climate change is affecting companies and what they’re doing about it

Thanks to climate change, temperatures in Kuwait could become too hot for people and wildlife in decades. How is this rich nation facing an uncomfortable future?

Long-term temperature trends point to a frightening trajectory in global heat records.

A new study reveals errors, omissions and even rounding issues. “It shows that their net-zero targets are just a big public relations exercise,’’ a researcher said.

As fish populations plummet, a huge swath of the seafood industry goes unmonitored, hampering conservation. One company is trying to fix that.