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B.C. disaster management
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B.C.’s disaster management needs an overhaul

Experts weigh in on proposed changes to province's decades-old emergency legislation.

Impacts
Extreme weather events have increased significantly in the last 20 years
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Extreme weather events have increased significantly in the last 20 years

There has been a "staggering rise" in the number of extreme weather events over the past 20 years, driven largely by rising global temperatures and other climatic changes, according to a new report from the United Nations.

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Wildfires are worsening. The way we manage them isn't keeping pace
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Wildfires are worsening. The way we manage them isn't keeping pace

The blazes scorching the West highlight the urgency of rethinking fire management policies, as climate change threatens to make things worse.
Impacts
A storm expert's view: What lessons can we apply from hurricanes to the coronavirus?
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A storm expert's view: What lessons can we apply from hurricanes to the coronavirus?

A fierce hurricane and a deadly pandemic are very different disasters, but there are common elements that can guide our response to the current crisis.
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Melanie Gall, Brian J. Gerber: Relaxed environmental regulations heighten risk during natural disasters
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Melanie Gall, Brian J. Gerber: Relaxed environmental regulations heighten risk during natural disasters

The damage to coal ash sites from Hurricane Florence demonstrates how a community's vulnerability to natural disasters is closely linked to how stringent environmental regulations are.
Solutions
New projects to boost renewable energy and improve climate resilience in Marshall Islands
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New projects to boost renewable energy and improve climate resilience in Marshall Islands

The World Bank and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands this week launched two climate change related projects that will increase investments in renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and enhance the country's resilience to the impacts of climate change

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Flooding in Nepal leaves over 190 dead

Flooding in Nepal leaves over 190 dead

Britain shuts down its last coal power plant, ending an era

Britain shuts down its last coal power plant, ending an era

Bottled water threatens health and the environment, experts say

Bottled water threatens health and the environment, experts say

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