Iceland ramps up flood, avalanche defence projects after major budget boost
A major budget boost will allow Iceland to ramp up its national flood and avalanche protection initiatives, with the government
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Blog: First UN World Day for Glaciers – A call to climate action in desperate times
Accelerating ice melt from glaciers worldwide means an increased loss of freshwater resources, ever-faster sea level rise and life-threatening floods
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Climate adaptation funding cut in budget in Sweden
Financing for climate adaptation to protect society from the worst effects of extreme weather has been reduced by a third
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Flood risk drops near Dawson City, Yukon
But water levels on Yukon and Klondike rivers still expected to be higher than usual The risk of flooding around
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Evacuation alert issued for some Southern Lakes properties in Yukon
Emergency officials in Yukon have issued an evacuation alert for some property owners in the Southern Lakes area threatened by
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Researchers get rare time-lapse video of glacial lake flood in Northern Canada
When scientists installed a time-lapse camera near the Donjek Glacier in Kluane National Park and Reserve in July, they thought
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Sea levels could rise by up to 2 metres by 2100, new study finds
Sea levels could rise by as much as two metres by 2100 in a worst-case scenario involving melting ice caps
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2018 was the 4th-warmest year on record, NOAA and NASA reveal
It was another record warm year for Earth. On Wednesday, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Finland’s drought ends with violent storms
Thursday brought this year’s biggest onslaught of thunderstorms in Finland. More than 20,000 lightning bolts struck parts of the country,
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Plans to raise Arctic Alaska highway with 2 million tons of gravel
FAIRBANKS — It may be a 20-foot-wide trail to begin with, but the far-northern section of the Dalton Highway, ravaged by
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Race against the clock: Rebuilding Galena, Alaska homes
Even though it’s mid-July with temperatures regularly soaring into the 70s, residents of the flood-decimated town of Galena are worried
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