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A new study from researchers at UCLA has determined that climate change has nearly doubled the change of what they called a “megaflood” in Southern California. Subscribe to FOX 11 Los Angeles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHfF8wFnipMeDpJf8OmMxDg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch FOX 11 Los Angeles Live: https://www.foxla.com/live FOX 11 delivers breaking news, live events, undercover investigations, police …

Nearly all marine species could be at risk of extinction by 2100 if greenhouse gases continue to be emitted at current rates, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change. source

Record-breaking heatwaves in north-west India and Pakistan are 100 times more likely to occur because of climate change, according to a new study by the UK’s Met Office. Temperatures once predicted to happen every 300 years could now occur on average three times every decade. Pakistan and India have suffered …

In central Africa a giant slab of carbon-rich peat land, discovered by a team of British and Congolese scientists, is under threat from oil companies and farming. The carbon must be kept in the ground to avoid accelerating climate change, but some plots have already been sold for oil exploration. …

Scientists say that wildfire spread and intensity has increased markedly in the past 50 years. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga breaks down the three biggest ways a warming climate can impact fire risk. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, …

Can we actually adapt to a changing climate that seems like a runaway train? As the world heats up and nature quickly readjusts itself, how can we survive? In this episode, Dr. Stewart J. Cohen discusses how we predict where the climate is headed and how we can reduce its …

Puninda Thind is a Sustainability Consultant for the Delphi Group, a Canadian strategic consultancy providing solutions in the areas of climate change. She works with clients to advance sustainability strategies and climate risk disclosures. She is also active in her local community as a World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shaper …

Sky News host Chris Kenny says it has been worrying and “depressingly predictable” that the public hearings of the royal commission into the summer’s bushfires started with the topic of climate change. On Monday, the royal commission into Australia’s bushfire crisis commenced after hearing its first witness give evidence on …

Zoonotic diseases are transmitted between animals and people and now make up the majority of emerging infectious diseases in humans. While there are many reasons for this increase, the UNEP Frontiers report identifies land use change as a key driver of the emergence of new zoonoses. As more humans clear …

LIVE Monday May 18, 9 a.m. US ET, 6:30 p.m. India, 7 p.m. Bangladesh “Compound risk” sounds technical but is a fact of life in disaster hot spots worldwide in this pandemic year. With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting life even as “normal” disasters loom, there’s an urgent need for scientists, …