Climate change is expected to intensify the effects of extreme weather events on power
systems and increase the frequency of severe power outages. The large-scale integration of …

Extreme weather and climate events, such as heat waves, cyclones, and floods, are an
expression of climate variability. These events and events influenced by climate change …

Social media messages posted by people during natural disasters often contain important
location descriptions, such as the locations of victims. Recent research has shown that many …

Climate extremes threaten human health, economic stability, and the well-being of natural
and built environments (eg, 2003 European heat wave). As the world continues to warm …

Many feedback loops significantly increase warming due to greenhouse gas emissions.
However, not all of these feedbacks are fully accounted for in climate models. Thus …

Abstract An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-
industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of …

Bats are an ecologically and taxonomically diverse group accounting for roughly a fifth of
mammalian diversity worldwide. Many of the threats bats face (eg, habitat loss, bushmeat …

While conceptual definitions provide a foundation for the study of disasters and their
impacts, the challenge for researchers and practitioners alike has been to develop objective …

** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari
explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. How can we protect …

Category 4 landfalling hurricane Harvey poured more than a metre of rainfall across the
heavily populated Houston area, leading to unprecedented flooding and damage. Although …