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Prince George Outdoor Ice Oval is one of the organizations affected by an increase in warmer temperatures and freeze-thaw cycles. Facebook Prince George is experiencing climate change at an accelerated rate than the global average. This means the local climate is changing so fast that infrastructure can’t keep up. The city recently completed its 2020 Climate Change Adaptation Report, which contains climate projections to 2050 and the expected impacts associated with a changing climate. “W...

Q&A With Lisa Goddard on Leadership in Climate Science Lisa Goddard takes the mic during a workshop. Credit: Elisabeth Gawthrop/IRI Lisa Goddard’s career at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) stretches back to when the institute was based on the West Coast and some of its scientists surfed on their lunch breaks (we won’t name names…). Goddard is internationally recognized for her work in climate science, and has held several leadership positions in the fiel...

Ocean off Southwest Ireland to Become Warmer & Less Salty by 2035 5th March 2021 Mussel culture Credit: Caroline Cusack, Marine Institute The latest research has shown that the impacts of climate change are already evident in Irish marine waters, with the patterns of harmful algal blooms changing in recent decades. The research, undertaken by the Marine Institute, also indicates that the ocean off southwest Ireland will likely become warmer and less salty by the year 2035. Naturally occurring...

DREA’s work on environment and natural resources focuses on: Advancing Africa’s Climate Change Agenda, including supporting Africa’s negotiations on climate change at global level, through facilitation of effective coordination around African Common Position on Climate Change, and formulation of an African Climate Change Strategy; Enhancing capacities of Member States and RECs to access near-real time environmental, natural resources, and climate information for policy and decision-making...

Climate Extremes, Food Insecurity, and Migration in Central America: A Complicated Nexus Format By Diego Pons There is growing evidence that climate extremes are having a devastating impact on agriculture in Central America, affecting the livelihoods of millions of farmers and serving as a driver of migration from the region. Both droughts and floods have been shown to have serious financial impacts in many rural areas. Droughts associated with the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomeno...

9 February 2021 (WMO)* — A relief and rescue operation is underway in Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas, after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off and collapsed causing a massive massive flood in the Rishi Ganga /Dhauliganga river, reportedly causing loss of life and the destruction of two hydropower plants, bursting open existing dams,  and other infrastructure. Many casualties were feared, alongside widespread environmental damage in an ecologically fragile area of Uttarakhand. Th...

Himalayan flood highlights high mountain hazards Format A relief and rescue operation is underway in Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas, after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off and collapsed causing a massive massive flood in the Rishi Ganga /Dhauliganga river, reportedly causing loss of life and the destruction of two hydropower plants, bursting open existing dams, and other infrastructure . Many casualties were feared, alongside widespread environmental damage in an ecologically fr...

Date Time New funding and strategic plan boosts Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service WMO is supporting the first ever national strategic plan to strengthen Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service (UHM), as well as a new international initiative to build resilience to extreme weather and climate change impacts in the western hemisphere’s most impoverished nation. The Climate Risk and Early Warning Services Initiative Haiti project was launched on 27 January to improve forecasts and early warn...

Date Time Climate Adaptation Summit: Invest in early warnings and early action Geneva, 26 January 2021- As climate change leads to an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather, the need for effective early warnings and early action took centre stage at the Climate Adaptation Summit on 25-26 January. The online event, hosted by the Netherlands, convened global leaders and local stakeholders. It launched a comprehensive Adaptation Action Agenda and heard of new financial pledges ...

The Hon David Littleproud MP Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management $10 million Climate Services for Agriculture program to help farm businesses anticipate and plan to increase drought resilience The first generation of the climate service is expected to be operational by June 2021 with user engagement in four pilot regions rolling out in early 2021 The Australian Government is investing $10 million through the Climate Services for Agriculture program to help farm businesses...