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    UNICEF: Extreme Heatwaves Will Impact 8x More Children by 2050

    UNICEF: Extreme Heatwaves Will Impact 8x More Children by 2050

    A new UNICEF report released on Wednesday to coincide with World Children’s Day has found that eight times more children will experience extreme heatwaves globally by 2050. According to The State of the World’s Children 2024, three megatrends will have powerful impacts on the lives of children between now and midcentury, including the environmental and […]

    ‘We Are in a Full Emergency’: Storm Boris Swells Rivers and Forces Evacuations in Northern Italy

    ‘We Are in a Full Emergency’: Storm Boris Swells Rivers and Forces Evacuations in Northern Italy

    As the tail end of Storm Boris hit Italy’s northeast and central regions — including the Emilia-Romagna region in the north — two people were missing, with roughly 1,000 others having been evacuated following devastating floods and landslides. This just days after causing deadly widespread floods across central Europe. “The population is on high alert,” […]

    New Tool Reveals Repeated Flooding at Properties Around the U.S.

    New Tool Reveals Repeated Flooding at Properties Around the U.S.

    A new tool from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) maps properties that experience repeated flooding around the U.S. NRDC found more than 250,000 properties in the country have made multiple insurance claims under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The tool and report, called Flooded Again, maps out areas with the highest repetitive loss […]