Rainfall and flooding frequently disrupt the lives of urban residents worldwide, posing significant public health risks. Mumbai, India - renowned for the ferocity of its monsoon season - stands as a stark example of the human toll that extreme urban flooding can exact. But despite the growing recognition and urgency of these hazards, the health impacts of rainfall remain poorly understood, and those of sea level rise are entirely unquantified.  A recent study led by Princeton University and the University of Chicago takes a closer look at the intersection between climate change, hazards, and public health in Mumbai, finding that deaths caused by rainfall and rising sea levels are almost ten times higher than the official statistics suggest.  

Contrary to popular belief, new research finds that the use of artificial intelligence has a minimal effect on global greenhouse gas emissions and may actually benefit the environment and the economy.

For their study, researchers from the University of Waterloo and the Georgia Institute of Technology combined data on the U.S. economy with estimates of AI use across industries to determine the environmental fallout if AI use continues its current trajectory.

At COP30 in Belém, forests take centre stage in the debate with the TFFF, the international fund aimed at protecting tropical areas from deforestation and highlighting their crucial role in climate policies.

In this context, a new study by authors from the CMCC highlights that climate change will dramatically increase wildfire danger globally, with almost all fire-prone regions expected to experience heightened risk by the end of this century: “Climate-driven fire danger is not a distant or localized issue, but a growing global challenge that demands proactive action” the authors say.