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  • This nature-based solution involves creating up to 20 acres of engineered oyster reefs and up to 30 acres of salt marshes to attenuate wave action and help protect the vulnerable coastline and critical infrastructure from erosion.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • As North America recovers from some of the worst air quality in decades due to wildfires, one of the largest and most comprehensive studies into the health impact of smoke exposure raises significant concerns about the long-term health impact.
    PreventionWeb News on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • As North America recovers from some of the worst air quality in decades due to wildfires, one of the largest and most comprehensive studies into the health impact of smoke exposure raises significant concerns about the long-term health impact.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, tens of millions of Africans are already feeling the negative health impacts of climate change, in the form of heat stress, extreme weather and increased transmission of infectious disease.
    PreventionWeb News on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, tens of millions of Africans are already feeling the negative health impacts of climate change, in the form of heat stress, extreme weather and increased transmission of infectious disease.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • Extreme weather caused by climate change - such as flooding - will be to easier to prepare for after scientists developed a new method that empowers citizens to identify solutions to the threats their communities face.
    PreventionWeb News on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • Extreme weather caused by climate change - such as flooding - will be to easier to prepare for after scientists developed a new method that empowers citizens to identify solutions to the threats their communities face.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • The fact that these extreme temperatures occurred along with high humidity is unusual and contributed to the severity of the event, researchers at Climate Central said in their analysis.
    PreventionWeb News on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • The fact that these extreme temperatures occurred along with high humidity is unusual and contributed to the severity of the event, researchers at Climate Central said in their analysis.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 23 June 2023
  • Jeffrey Freymueller is an internationally recognized expert in geodesy, or the study of Earth’s size and shape, and serves as MSU’s Endowed Chair for Geology of the Solid Earth.
    PreventionWeb News on Friday, 23 June 2023