By Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton Flooding in the Midwest, triggered by an intense “bomb cyclone,” has devastated parts of the region, which has been plagued by flood events in recent decades. Floods are triggered by extreme rainfall events, often combined with ground conditions, such as saturated or frozen ground, that make it harder for…
Continue reading →By Caitlin E. Werrell and Francesco Femia, E-International Relations CC BY-NC 4.0 This article is an abridged version of a forthcoming article for The Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University. The end of the Cold War coincided with the beginning of global awareness about the risks…
Continue reading →By Daisy DuanePublished February 28, 2019 by Carbon BriefRepublished Via Creative Commons Public License Warming of the world’s oceans has caused the total amount of fish that can be caught sustainably to fall by an average of 4% globally since the 1930s, a study finds. Damage to harvests has been particularly severe around the UK…
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