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- A new study shows that, in L.A. County, lower-income neighborhoods have hotter surface temperatures than higher-income neighborhoods. These differences can be up to 36 degrees Fahrenheit at noon on a summer day.
- A new study shows that, in L.A. County, lower-income neighborhoods have hotter surface temperatures than higher-income neighborhoods. These differences can be up to 36 degrees Fahrenheit at noon on a summer day.
- In recent months, EDF held a workshop where experts provided guidance on how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), a federal agency that works on flood risk management, can integrate equity into their benefit-cost analyses.
- In recent months, EDF held a workshop where experts provided guidance on how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), a federal agency that works on flood risk management, can integrate equity into their benefit-cost analyses.
- Bangladesh is vulnerable to devastating natural hazards which cause loss of life, destruction of homes and infrastructure, and widespread disruption. Digital innovations can facilitate increased resilience across a range of diverse contexts.
- Bangladesh is vulnerable to devastating natural hazards which cause loss of life, destruction of homes and infrastructure, and widespread disruption. Digital innovations can facilitate increased resilience across a range of diverse contexts.
- Rural communities in Australia face unprecedented drought, fires and floods every few weeks. The mental health impacts of such climate events are numerous, yet little is known about what promotes the resilience of rural communities to these impacts.
- Rural communities in Australia face unprecedented drought, fires and floods every few weeks. The mental health impacts of such climate events are numerous, yet little is known about what promotes the resilience of rural communities to these impacts.
- Temperatures across Bangladesh have hit record highs as the country swelters in the heat wave currently sweeping across much of Asia. Dhaka recorded its highest temperature in six decades this month, at 40.6°C (105.1°F).
- Temperatures across Bangladesh have hit record highs as the country swelters in the heat wave currently sweeping across much of Asia. Dhaka recorded its highest temperature in six decades this month, at 40.6°C (105.1°F).