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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A Commentary on Consumption Rich Indians versus Rich (and Poor) Americans
IN OCTOBER 2015, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) published a report titled Capitan America: US Climate Goals-A Reckoning. A central point of this report was that climate change inaction in the
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Insurance engagement in flood risk reduction – examples from household and business insurance in developed countries
<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/flood-risk-reduction-developed-countries.pdf " target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/download.jpg"
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California governor commits to 100 percent clean energy
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill requiring the state to source electricity from exclusively carbon-free sources by 2045, a move aimed at combating climate change that clashes with U.S.
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$65m US grant for infrastructure development in seven provinces of Upper Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr, signed on Monday with the director of the United Sates Agency for International Development (USAID) in Egypt, Sherry Carlin, an
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US wildfire smoke deaths could double by 2100
The number of deaths associated with the inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by the end of the century, according to new research. A new study simulating the effects of wildfire smoke
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Carbon removal in forests and farms in the United States
The purpose of this working paper is to explore the potential for carbon removal in forests and farms in the United States, to identify needs likely to arise on the pathway to large-scale deployment, and
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Environmental chemicals in breast milk and formula: Exposure and risk assessment implications
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Environmental chemicals in breast milk and formula: Exposure and risk assessment implications
<p>Human health risk assessment methods have advanced in recent years to more accurately estimate risks associated with exposure during childhood.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/environmental_chemicals_milk_infant_formula.pdf"
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Global climate action from cities, regions and businesses
Since the Paris Climate Agreement solidified an “all hands on deck” approach to climate change, cities, regions and businesses have become key contributors to mitigation, adaptation and finance efforts.
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Regulatory impact analysis for the proposed emission guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from existing electric utility generating units; revisions to emission guideline implementing regulations; revisions to new source review program
An analysis of a new draft rule to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. power generation sector clearly demonstrates the dangers of air pollution, with up to 1,400 extra deaths per year expected