#climateadaptation — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #climateadaptation, aggregated by home.social.
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"Japan’s meteorological agency said on Aug 26 it plans to start issuing two-week forecasts to better prepare for extreme weather events, up from seven days at present.
“Extended period of weather forecasts with warnings will help better preparations for extreme weather that have been frequently observed in recent years, something which is driven by global warming,” JMA official Masayuki Kyoda told AFP."
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-to-extend-weather-forecasts-in-response-to-climate-change
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“Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands are aiming to uncover genetic traits that have the potential to make crops resilient to human-caused climate change.”
https://www.dw.com/en/food-security-heat-drought-extreme-weather-farming-lab-grown-plants/a-78413324
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAdaptation #Food #Agriculture #Science #Nederland #Netherlands
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#UK - #Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
Sandra Laville
Fri 21 Aug 2026Excerpt: "Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of #rewilding land in the face of #ExtremeWeather brought about by the climate crisis.
"The area of the #NationalTrust’s #HolnicoteEstate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and #wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown.
"The two interventions are significant #rewilding projects and provide strong evidence that #NatureBasedSolutions can protect against wildfires. This contradicts claims by some rightwing commentators, who have blamed rewilding for causing #wildfires.
" 'Nature is providing solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing society today,' said Ben Eardley, the project manager at the Holnicote estate. 'For generations as a nation we’ve drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible. Here, we’ve reversed that approach and the results are remarkable.
" 'By reconnecting river systems with the surrounding area and creating natural sponges in the landscape, we’ve created a system that stores water during #drought, keeping wetlands and the surrounding habitats healthy, and slows water during storms and periods of extreme rainfall, helping to protect villages from the risk of flooding downstream.'
"Eardley said the same natural processes that helped wildlife recover were also helping communities adapt to #ClimateBreakdown.
"More than 90% of the UK’s wetlands have been lost over the last century and restoring the habitats to make them wet again is becoming increasingly important for #ClimateAdaptation, #WaterSecurity and #NatureRecovery.
"Harry Bowell, the National Trust’s director of land and nature, called on the government to boost its efforts to invest in nature-based solutions to help the country become more resilient."
#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #RestoreNature #WaterIsLife #ClimateChangeAdaptation #ClimateChangeResilience
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📰 Coastal Marsh Restoration Fights Sea‑Level Rise
🌎 New Jersey, USA: Scientists are restoring coastal marsh habitat at Scotch Bonnet Island to help wetlands keep pace with rising seas.
🌾 The project is designed to protect marsh ecosystems that support wildlife and provide important ecological services. 32 bird species have been seen using the area for resting and fishing, including a rare American Golden-Plover.
🤝 Wetland restoration is one of the most effective nature‑based approaches for increasing coastal resilience while safeguarding biodiversity.
“I think we can get a lot of wetlands back. They’re not always on this one-way street to destruction.”
- Samantha Chapman, wetland ecologist🔗 https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19082026/sea-level-rise-drowns-coastal-marshes/
#SolarpunkSunday #Biodiversity #Environment #WildlifeConservation #EcologicalRestoration #ClimateAdaptation #Wetlands
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📰 Community Restoring Water Cycles to Prevent Wildfires
🌍 Portugal: In the fire‑scarred Cova da Beira region, the ecosystem restoration community EcoAtivo is rebuilding the land’s natural water cycles to make forests cooler, wetter, and far more fire‑resilient.
💧 Water retention structures (swales, contour‑laid biomass, ponds, and beaver‑dam analogues) slow rainfall so it sinks into the soil instead of rushing away. This regenerates the small water cycle, boosting local humidity, groundwater recharge, and drought resistance. Healthy, water‑retentive landscapes burn less readily and recover faster.
🌱 EcoAtivo pairs these structures with native fire‑resistant vegetation like holm oak, chestnut, birch, and cork oak. These “living strips” reduce fuel loads, break up fire pathways, and rebuild biodiversity after Portugal’s devastating 2025 wildfire season.
🤝 Their EU‑funded Ash2Soil program turns restoration into culture. Citizens, scientists, and artists have seasonal gatherings where they restore land, make biochar, replant native trees, and transform findings into murals, films, and shared community memory.
⭐ A new model for the future?
#SolarpunkSunday #Biodiversity #Conservation #Environment
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Climate adaptation and resilience at the University of Arizona.
"..."This is one of the hotter move-in days that we've experienced and with climate change the last 10 years have been the hottest decade in modern history right?" Keith said. "And so unfortunately with climate change we'll continue to see these temperatures increase, and that's why these adaptive measures that the U of A's taking are so critical to keeping people safe."...."
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Hmm, interesting, window heat pump. Looks like these are designed for very specific window types (up/down)
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Two new publications:
"Why #ethics, relationality and meaning-making matter to #resilience #education: Initiatives from global #disaster contexts" https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70208
"Bringing #justice to informal #adaptation to #heat stress" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02728-4#DRR #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #CCA #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChangeAdaptation #DisasterRiskReduction #HeatWave #HeatWaves #HeatStress #DisasterEthics
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Heat-scorched Europe faces chilling future
EU policymakers envisage €700 billion of annual spending to hit its clean-energy targets, but only a fraction of that sum on adapting to an already-changed climate. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists discuss the thin ice beneath an unsteady political consensus. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #EUCleanEnergy #ClimateAdaptation #Breakingviews #EUPolicy #GreenEnergy #EuropeanUnion #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition…
https://fllics.com/en/video/heat-scorched-europe-faces-chilling-future/
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While wheat yields are already declining, pollinator-dependent crops like apples have so far benefited from warmer conditions. 🌾🍎 A new TUM study shows why #pollinators are key to #ClimateAdaptation: https://go.tum.de/397887
📷iStock/ Kozlik_Mozlik
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The language around #climatechaos is changing
For years, climate breakdown was treated as distant, a problem for activists, scientists, future generations or places somewhere else. That blinded view is now harder to sustain. Heat, fires, floods, crop failures, infrastructure disruption, rising insurance costs and the growing difficulty of simply keeping homes and communities safe are making climate disruption part of our everyday life. As we are talking about tech on this site - the important question for the #OMN is therefore not only […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-language-around-climatechaos-is-changing/
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People can see with their own eyes how dire the situation has got for nature, for farmers, for people who usually play sports on grass.
#ClimateChange is not something that is happening elsewhere. It’s in the UK.
It’s not something that is happening to our grandchildren. It’s happening now.
It’s the hockey stick we were all warned about.
We need #ClimateAdaptation plans activated now…but oops, looks like those successive PMs of the last decade were asleep on the job.
#Burnham wake up.
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"Putting children at the heart of climate change adaptation policies via Allyship, Bias Recognition and Child Centeredness: A global qualitative interview study"
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0001025
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateHealth #HealthClimate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Adaptation #CCA #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChangeAdaptation #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth #Health #OneHealth #PlanetaryHealth -
Researchers built a national Landslide Exposure Database that maps building-level risk across the U.S. The open tool can help residents and local planners see where preparedness, warnings, and mitigation are most needed.
Read more: https://www.newswise.com/articles/https-www-washington-edunews20260729landslide-exposure-database#GoodNews #PublicSafety #ClimateAdaptation #OpenData #Preparedness
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DATE: August 14, 2026 at 08:21AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: How Europe Can Prevent a Repeat of This Year's Devastating Wildfires
Source: Science
A wave of wildfires across Southern Europe has so far this year burned more than half a million hectares—an area equivalent to Grand Canyon National Park—far exceeding the area burned by August 2025, the worst year on record. Indeed, since the 1980s, the number of "fire weather" days—scorching, dry, breezy days—has more than doubled across much of the region, exacerbated by climate change. What, then, can be done to avoid more years like 2026?
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #EuropeWildfires #FireWeather #ClimateChange #WildfirePrevention #SouthernEurope #BurnArea #ForestFireSafety #ClimateAdaptation #FireSeason #EnvironmentalPolicy
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Everybody can play their part, but it’s ridiculous to ignore that the overwhelming difference that can be made right now to how severe #ClimateBreakdown will be is how the mega polluters and ultra elite are regulated and taxed by governments.
What has already been done in terms of historic emissions we can’t escape from, we need #ClimateAdaptation plans implemented yesterday.
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Ok, so with all the solar eclipse excitement yesterday did I miss anything about the outcome of the #Cobra meeting?
Is #Burnham still only saying he ‘might’ ban disposable BBQs?
Nothing else on #ClimateAdaptation , funding to reduce #ExcessHeat in homes, schools, hospitals, workplaces or how the government can best support our wildly over stretched emergency services during #Heatwaves ?
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#ClimateMitigation: stop making it worse
#ClimateAdaptation: create resilience against the badness we've already got (and have coming).
When your #Adaptation spend is ~1% of your Making-It-All-Worse spend you're in the business of buying band-aids. Small ones. For severe, gaping, gushing wounds.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jeuzjfwsgn62xfoe7qo4jul5/post/3mswkjlabbk2g -
#ClimateMitigation: stop making it worse
#ClimateAdaptation: create resilience against the badness we've already got (and have coming).
When your #Adaptation spend is ~1% of your Making-It-All-Worse spend you're in the business of buying band-aids. Small ones. For severe, gaping, gushing wounds.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jeuzjfwsgn62xfoe7qo4jul5/post/3mswis3zqok2o -
If just 20 was the figure in terms of people that #Defra could rustle up to say are working on #ClimateAdaptation when asked to complete an FOI by the prominent climate and environmental affairs writer, Guy Shrubsole then we are in deep trouble…
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📰 NC Communities Are Testing Nature-based Defenses Against Coastal Erosion
🌊 North Carolina: Scientists studying the state's barrier islands say stronger storms, rising seas, and persistent wave action are increasing risks to both oceanfront beaches and marsh shorelines.
🏖️ Researchers are using computer models to understand how waves, tides, and future storm conditions may reshape coastlines and to evaluate which protection strategies can best reduce erosion.
🦪 One promising approach is the use of "living shorelines" that combine marsh vegetation, oyster growth, and low-profile structures made from rock, wood, or other materials to absorb wave energy and trap sediment.
🌱 Rather than relying on a single solution, coastal experts emphasize layered strategies that blend natural and engineered protections to help communities adapt while preserving ecosystems and public access to beaches.
🔗 VIDEO:
https://www.pbs.org/video/can-we-build-a-shoreline-that-survives-climate-change-c6tt0g/#CoastalResilience #ClimateAdaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Conservation #Environment
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Elegant simplicity.
"Roof watering is a novel strategy for reducing air conditioning energy consumption and mitigating excess urban heat, yet its application is often constrained by water availability. To address this challenge, we propose an adaptation strategy that integrates rainwater harvesting tank with roof sprinkling to strengthen urban heat resilience. We develop a new module implemented in the Community Land Model Urban (CLMU) to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed strategy, whose parameters were further determined by a framework using multi-objective optimization combined with a transformer-based tabular foundation model. This integrated modeling framework enables the optimization of the proposed strategy and provides insights into its impacts on air conditioning energy consumption and its co-benefits on the urban thermal environment. Results show that the temperature threshold for triggering sprinkling is a more important parameter than rainwater tank size or sprinkling intensity. The optimal strategies effectively reduce cooling energy demand, lower extreme temperatures, and decrease heatwave days."
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2026EF008876?af=R
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Norfolk's beaver-style leaky dams are slowing floodwater, creating small wetland habitats and preparing a village for heavier downpours. It is a practical example of nature-based climate adaptation.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/country-diary-beaver-style-flood-defences-take-root-amid-a-hosepipe-ban#GoodNews #ClimateAdaptation #FloodResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #Biodiversity
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Is this really what they mean?
How can they advice us to plant more trees yet they are cutting the ones that havr been already planted?
#climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #ClimateResilience #climateemergency #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateDisruption #ClimateImpact #afforestation #Trees #Economy #Mastodon #biodiversity #fuel #nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #environment #climatemitigation #worldnews #wildlife #uk #USA #earth -
Flood And Landslide Susceptibility Assessment And Multi Hazard Interaction Mapping Using Machine Learning And GIS For Sustainable Settlement Planning In Nepal
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-026-00670-8 <-- shared paper
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H/T @Narayan Thapa | Earth Data Modeling
“Nepal lies within an active seismic zone and is influenced by most dynamic climatic systems in the world. It faces compounding floods and landslide threats. Impacts are worst where multi-hazard interactions create spatially linked corridors. Despite frequent co-occurrence, national-scale assessments remain limited. This study presents machine learning and GIS-based approach to map nationwide susceptibility to floods, landslides, and identify their potential interaction zones, and delineate critical multi-hazard flow zones through spatial adjacency analysis. Using Google Earth Engine, the Random Forest model integrates topographic, climatic, environmental, and hydrological datasets to overcome subjective expert-driven methods. The model achieved strong predictive accuracy (AUC: 0.84 for floods, 0.85 for landslides). The results showed 19% of Nepal’s lowlands are medium to very highly susceptible to inundation, threatening approximately 900,000 people and over 3.4 million buildings; whilst in the hilly terrains, 40% is susceptible to slope-failure endangering 200,000 people and about 0.6 million buildings. K-means clustering followed by spatial adjacency analysis identified four spatial zonation: 81% of national area as low-hazard zone, 9% as flood-only zone, 5% as landslide-only zone, and 5% as interaction zones. Critical multi-hazard flow zone covering 7,588 km² represents spatially connected corridors linking interaction zones to downstream flood-prone populated areas, affecting 88 km² built-up land and 1,722 km² cropland. These zones represent susceptibility-based spatial connectivity rather than physically simulated cascading processes. These findings support recommendations for risk-informed land-use planning, resilient infrastructure development and climate adaptation aligned to sustainable development and investment risk screening…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #GoogleEarthEngine #MachineLearning #RemoteSensing #GeospatialAI #DisasterRiskReduction #MultiHazard #ClimateAdaptation #climatechange #extremeweather #LandUsePlanning #SustainableDevelopment #InfrastructurePlanning #RiskAssessment #NaturalHazards #Nepal #EarthObservation #HinduKushHimalaya #HKH #HinduKush #Himalayas #risk #hazard #assessment #national #regional #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #massmovement #landslide #assessment #mitigation #water #hydrology #flood #flooding #sustainability