Searing Canadian heatwave unprecedented but five more extreme events went under the radar
Heatwaves need to be assessed in terms of local temperature variability because ‘a smaller absolute extreme may have more harmful effects’
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Africa’s heritage sites under threat as sea levels rise
For the first time a study has identified 56 heritage sites on the continent’s coast that are exposed to a one-in-100 year coastal extreme event, flooding and erosion
COP26: ‘We don’t want this terrible future’
Unless urgent action is taken, South Africa will suffer enormous socioeconomic and ecological harm from climate change in the next 50 years
