2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
United States Of America (US)
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Killer heat in the United States: Climate choices and the future of dangerously hot days
This UCS analysis provides a detailed view of how extreme heat events caused by dangerous combinations of temperature and humidity are likely to become more frequent and widespread in the United States
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The flawed benefit-cost analysis behind proposed rollbacks of the U.S. light-duty vehicle efficiency standards
This briefing paper reviews the benefit-cost estimate developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to justify the Trump administration's
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Electric vehicle costs and consumer benefits in Colorado in the 2020–2030 time frame
In adopting zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) regulations, questions remain regarding how quickly electric vehicle costs are declining and the magnitude of consumer benefits compared to conventional vehicles.
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India likely to add 273 million people between 2019 and 2050: UN Report
India, projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country around 2027, is expected to add nearly 273 million people between now and 2050 and will remain the most populated country through
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Global distribution of methane emissions, emission trends, and OH concentrations and trends inferred from an inversion of GOSAT satellite data for 2010–2015
<p>We use 2010–2015 observations of atmospheric methane columns from the GOSAT satellite instrument in a global inverse analysis to improve estimates of methane emissions and their trends over the
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Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019
<p>The number of cancer survivors continues to increase in the United States because of the growth and aging of the population as well as advances in early detection and treatment.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/cancer-survivorship.pdf"
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Proximity to unconventional shale gas infrastructure alters breeding bird abundance and distribution
<p>Unconventional shale gas development is a rapidly expanding driver of forest loss and fragmentation in the central Appalachian region.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/shale-gas-infra-song-bird.pdf"
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The surge of electric vehicles in United States cities
This briefing paper analyzes 2018 electric vehicle uptake in the United States and the policy factors that are driving it. The paper catalogues forty-three unique city, state, and utility electric vehicle
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Increasing mitigation ambition to meet the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal avoids substantial heat-related mortality in U.S. cities
<p>Current greenhouse gas mitigation ambition is consistent with ~3°C global mean warming above preindustrial levels.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/heat-related-mortality.pdf"
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Contrasting human influences and macro-environmental factors on fire activity inside and outside protected areas of North America
<p>Human activities threaten the effectiveness of protected areas (PAs) in achieving their conservation goals across the globe. In this study, we contrast the influence of human and macro-environmental