Global Risks

Explore how climate change creates risks that affect communities, economies, and ecosystems around the world.

This category highlights big-picture challenges that connect local impacts to global consequences.

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Asia
Bangladesh
Climate change induced Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh worsens: Over 400 deaths recorded
Bangladesh is grappling with its most severe dengue outbreak in recent years, worsened by rising temperatures and prolonged monsoon...
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Asia
Philippines
Philippines Faces Typhoon Crisis: The Case for Scaled-Up Climate Finance
On the 17th November 2024, Super Typhoon Man-Yi, made its second landfall on Luzon’s Aurora province in Philippines, unleashing...
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Global
Extreme Weather Costs Reach $US2 Trillion Over the Past Decade
A new report commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) reveals that extreme weather events have cost the...
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Europe
Spain
Deluge in Spain: A Year’s Worth of Rainfall Unleashes Devastation in Just Eight Hours
Since October 28, 2024, Spain has endured a week of relentless heavy rainfall, leading to catastrophic flooding that has...
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Asia
Nepal
Record Rainfall Triggers Devastating Flash Floods in Nepal
Starting on September 28, Nepal experienced the most intense rainfall in over half a century, leading to catastrophic flash...
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Austria
Czech Republic
Europe
Germany
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Catastrophic Flooding in Central Europe – A Climate Warning
Starting 13th September 2024, towns across central Europe have been reeling from widespread devastation from storm and torrential rainfall....
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Asia
Nepal
Nepal Faces Floods and Landslides
In recent years, Nepal has faced increasingly severe impacts from climate change, with 2024 being particularly devastating. The country...
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Asia
Iran
Earth’s Highest Heat Index Recorded in Southern Iran During Historic Middle East Heatwave
On August 29th, 2024, a weather station near Qeshm Dayrestan Airport in southern Iran reportedly recorded a staggering heat...
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Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Nigeria
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Nigeria (disease/maladie)
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Asia
Pakistan
Pakistan Faces Relentless Climate Extremes: From Heatwaves to Floods
From July 1 to August 1, 2024, Pakistan was hit by monsoon flash floods, leading to the destruction of...
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Bolivia
Central and South America
Colombia
Peru
Unprecedented retreat of the tropical Andes glaciers
A new study published in Science reveals that four glaciers in the high Andes of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia...
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Asia
Pakistan
The Heat is On: New highest minimum temperature record broken in Karachi, Pakistan
With 32.5C on July 18th, Karachi, Pakistan, once again shattered its July record for the highest minimum temperatures. The...

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