Our US disaster recovery system must evolve to respond more effectively to climate change
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Southern Water, serving 4.7mn UK customers, in discussions with private supplier to tanker water from Norwegian fjords to mitigate against potential supply shortages and drought
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'Our plan worked': How Vienna prepared itself for a 5,000-year flood
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Scientists are now preparing to drill into the rock of Krafla in Iceland to learn more about how volcanoes behave
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Maui wildfire report: Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Lahaina, killing more than 100 people
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San Francisco city leaders look to bring back emergency sirens by end of 2024
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A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula – the fourth since December
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Icelandic authorities are building protective walls around a geothermal power plant in the country's southwest to protect it from possible lava flows
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Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a Fagradalsfjall volcanic eruption
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Denmark is preparing to make a significant pledge toward a new climate disaster fund, breaking ranks with other developed countries
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Copenhagen is moving away from concrete and asphalt and towards softer, “spongier” settlements that work with the natural flow of the water cycle
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Geiranger in Norway, where a fissure growing in the side of a cliff could dislodge a rockslide so powerful it unleashes a deadly tsunami
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Tuvalu plans for its own disappearance [can an island state remain a state if it is underwater?]
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In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived
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One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows
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‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes
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Wildfires and California: A discussion of mitigation efforts, government policy, insurance and more
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Gathering storm: The industrial infrastructure catastrophe looming over America’s gulf coast
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Texas’ “failsafe” generators failed, risking weeks-long catastrophe
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National Hurricane Center nailed track forecast for Laura within a mile and three days in advance
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Experts knew a pandemic was coming. Here’s what they’re worried about next
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Preparing for Hurricane Dorian: Storm trackers and other survival tools
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It's rare for a tornado to hit a big city — but that may not always be the case
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Scientists are setting a forest on fire and studying it with drones
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NDIS funds to be 'repurposed' for drought relief under Australian PM Scott Morrison's plan
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FEMA to test 'Presidential Alert' system next week
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