22 May 2024
The economic damage wrought by climate change is six times worse than previously thought, with global heating set to shrink wealth at a rate consistent with the level of financial losses of a continuing permanent war, research has found. A 1C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product […]
12 Oct 2023
Analysis published in the journal Nature Communications shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves The damage caused by the climate crisis through extreme weather has cost $16m (£13m) an hour for the past 20 years, according to a new estimate. Storms, floods, heatwaves and droughts have […]
28 Jun 2023
New analysis indicates European cities and countries with highest expected losses from future flooding Flooding – the most expensive natural hazard in Europe – is forecast to worsen in the future due to climatic and socio-economic changes. This study provides a large-scale risk assessment of river-based flooding in Europe for the years 2025, 2055 and […]
06 Jul 2021
In January 2021, Dorset Wildlife Trust commissioned remote sensing surveys in Weymouth Bay and Poole Bay, with funding from Natural England, to understand and document the impact of large vessel anchoring on seabed features and Marine Protected Areas. These surveys found that ships’ anchors had created large deep grooves, or scars, in the seabed, radiating around […]