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  • Coastal Erosion and Adaptation to Climate Change

    Coastal Erosion and Adaptation to Climate Change

    Increasing understanding of the extent of coastal erosion and its interaction with other naturally existing geographical features such as mangrove vegetation is one of the areas of research that may help reduce vulnerability of small-island developing states to climate hazards.

  • A Prescient Voice on Sandy: Suddenly Everyone Is Listening

    A Prescient Voice on Sandy: Suddenly Everyone Is Listening

    For much of the last decade, Klaus Jacob warned of New York’s vulnerability to severe flooding in a major storm. Four days after the storm that crippled New York and New Jersey and swamped his own home along the Hudson River, Jacob reflected on Sandy’s lessons and what comes next.

  • In Himalayas, Assessing Climate Threats to Ice, and Water Supply

    Bhutan’s Melting Glaciers May Affect Farming, Hydropower, Floods

  • Turning CO2 Into Stone

    A power plant in Iceland is set to become the first in the world to try turning carbon dioxide emissions into solid minerals underground, starting this September.

  • IPCC Chief Pachauri Heads Board of Climate-Risk Center

    International Research Institute Focuses on Practical Adaptations

  • The Heat is On: Can Mass Transit Adapt?

    Even on a sunny day, nearly 13 million gallons of water are pumped from New York City subways. As global warming brings rising sea levels and stormier weather, more flooding is expected for New York’s transit system. To adapt, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs to develop a master plan that lays out the costs of…

  • Protecting African Farmers from Climate Extremes

    Innovative Crop Insurance Will Be Geared to Weather Data

Banner: Climate Week NYC 2025, September 21-28, 2025
  • Coastal Erosion and Adaptation to Climate Change

    Coastal Erosion and Adaptation to Climate Change

    Increasing understanding of the extent of coastal erosion and its interaction with other naturally existing geographical features such as mangrove vegetation is one of the areas of research that may help reduce vulnerability of small-island developing states to climate hazards.

  • A Prescient Voice on Sandy: Suddenly Everyone Is Listening

    A Prescient Voice on Sandy: Suddenly Everyone Is Listening

    For much of the last decade, Klaus Jacob warned of New York’s vulnerability to severe flooding in a major storm. Four days after the storm that crippled New York and New Jersey and swamped his own home along the Hudson River, Jacob reflected on Sandy’s lessons and what comes next.

  • In Himalayas, Assessing Climate Threats to Ice, and Water Supply

    Bhutan’s Melting Glaciers May Affect Farming, Hydropower, Floods

  • Turning CO2 Into Stone

    A power plant in Iceland is set to become the first in the world to try turning carbon dioxide emissions into solid minerals underground, starting this September.

  • IPCC Chief Pachauri Heads Board of Climate-Risk Center

    International Research Institute Focuses on Practical Adaptations

  • The Heat is On: Can Mass Transit Adapt?

    Even on a sunny day, nearly 13 million gallons of water are pumped from New York City subways. As global warming brings rising sea levels and stormier weather, more flooding is expected for New York’s transit system. To adapt, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs to develop a master plan that lays out the costs of…

  • Protecting African Farmers from Climate Extremes

    Innovative Crop Insurance Will Be Geared to Weather Data