#population — Public Fediverse posts
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Edo State: A Historical Analysis of Its Colonial Origins, Ethnic Composition, and Linguistic Heritage by Lawson Akhigbe
To truly understand Edo State today, one must trace its lineage back to the colonial provinces that formed its core: Benin Province and Afemai Province. -
Edo State: A Historical Analysis of Its Colonial Origins, Ethnic Composition, and Linguistic Heritage by Lawson Akhigbe
To truly understand Edo State today, one must trace its lineage back to the colonial provinces that formed its core: Benin Province and Afemai Province. -
How King Leopold II Of Belgium Killed 10 Million Africans In The Congo – Harrowing Details
King Leopold II of Belgium laid claim to the Congo and declared it his territory while exerting physical threats to the indigenous people of the Congo (Kongo). He declared the people and the land to be his property, and he quickly turned the country into a moneymaking venture for himself and his throne. -
How King Leopold II Of Belgium Killed 10 Million Africans In The Congo – Harrowing Details
King Leopold II of Belgium laid claim to the Congo and declared it his territory while exerting physical threats to the indigenous people of the Congo (Kongo). He declared the people and the land to be his property, and he quickly turned the country into a moneymaking venture for himself and his throne. -
Socio-Hydrology Modeling Captures How Inequalities Impact Community Flood Resilience
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR041393 <-- shared paper
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https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-fema-can-build-rural-resilience-through-disaster-preparedness/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://www.carbonbrief.org/us-flooding-increase-will-disproportionately-impact-black-and-low-income-groups <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/unequal-impacts-of-flooding/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://youtu.be/8jVRsD8wgMM?si=qBHchWZWkYRGbTdE <-- shared opinion video
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https://fedcommunities.org/lower-income-neighborhoods-face-greater-flood-risk-tougher-recovery/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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H/T @matthew Preisser | PhD Civil Engineering, Natural Hazard Modeler and Socio-Hydrologists
“How can we better understand the dynamic feedbacks between the environment and society?
Socio-hydrology models are often built around the assumption that cities act as homogeneous entities, without capturing the variable capacity of communities with different underlying socioeconomic characteristics to respond to and recover from disasters.
In this study, [the authors] developed a disaggregated approach to model community-specific adaptive capacity, allowing [them] to examine how inequalities influence flood recovery and resilience. This framework provide[d] a basis for exploring hypotheses about the relationships between growth, inequality, and community resilience in the face of flood hazards.
[Their] results highlighted] the importance of considering community-level dynamics when developing flood mitigation and disaster response strategies that balance economic growth with equity. Many challenges remain in applying socio-hydrology models to real-world settings, but this work takes a step toward incorporating more realistic representations of socioeconomic inequality into human–water systems while preserving the generality and flexibility that make conceptual models useful…”
#risk #hazard #water #hydrology #flood #society #flooding #USA #SocioHydrology #naturalhazard #socioeconomic #population #demographics #infrastructure #damage #disaster #disaggregated #model #modeling #community #adaptiveresponse #growth #inequality #communityresilience #floodhazard #floodmitigation #disasterresponse #equity #city #town #rural #urban #economy #cost -
Socio-Hydrology Modeling Captures How Inequalities Impact Community Flood Resilience
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR041393 <-- shared paper
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https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-fema-can-build-rural-resilience-through-disaster-preparedness/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://www.carbonbrief.org/us-flooding-increase-will-disproportionately-impact-black-and-low-income-groups <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/unequal-impacts-of-flooding/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://youtu.be/8jVRsD8wgMM?si=qBHchWZWkYRGbTdE <-- shared opinion video
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https://fedcommunities.org/lower-income-neighborhoods-face-greater-flood-risk-tougher-recovery/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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H/T @matthew Preisser | PhD Civil Engineering, Natural Hazard Modeler and Socio-Hydrologists
“How can we better understand the dynamic feedbacks between the environment and society?
Socio-hydrology models are often built around the assumption that cities act as homogeneous entities, without capturing the variable capacity of communities with different underlying socioeconomic characteristics to respond to and recover from disasters.
In this study, [the authors] developed a disaggregated approach to model community-specific adaptive capacity, allowing [them] to examine how inequalities influence flood recovery and resilience. This framework provide[d] a basis for exploring hypotheses about the relationships between growth, inequality, and community resilience in the face of flood hazards.
[Their] results highlighted] the importance of considering community-level dynamics when developing flood mitigation and disaster response strategies that balance economic growth with equity. Many challenges remain in applying socio-hydrology models to real-world settings, but this work takes a step toward incorporating more realistic representations of socioeconomic inequality into human–water systems while preserving the generality and flexibility that make conceptual models useful…”
#risk #hazard #water #hydrology #flood #society #flooding #USA #SocioHydrology #naturalhazard #socioeconomic #population #demographics #infrastructure #damage #disaster #disaggregated #model #modeling #community #adaptiveresponse #growth #inequality #communityresilience #floodhazard #floodmitigation #disasterresponse #equity #city #town #rural #urban #economy #cost -
Half of Europe's towns and villages have fewer residents than 60 years ago
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49253813
#HackerNews #Europe #Population #Decline #Rural #Areas #Demographics #Urbanization #Community #Challenges
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Half of Europe's towns and villages have fewer residents than 60 years ago
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49253813
#HackerNews #Europe #Population #Decline #Rural #Areas #Demographics #Urbanization #Community #Challenges
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A lot of people ask "why are birthrates in developed countries falling?"
There is no grand conspiracy, it's NOT the white replacement or feminism like what some people believe.
But technology is the key player in all of this. I explain more down below:
https://theforesthiker.github.io/ThoughtForest/Blogs/birthRates.html#technology #psychology #politics #population #america #europe #japan
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A lot of people ask "why are birthrates in developed countries falling?"
There is no grand conspiracy, it's NOT the white replacement or feminism like what some people believe.
But technology is the key player in all of this. I explain more down below:
https://theforesthiker.github.io/ThoughtForest/Blogs/birthRates.html#technology #psychology #politics #population #america #europe #japan
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🔸 Enjeu du parc Jarry
La Presse https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/tennis/2026-08-09/manifestation-contre-le-reamenagement-du-stade-iga/ne-touchez-pas-a-notre-parc.php
SRC https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2274474/manifestation-parc-jarry-tennis-canada-omnium
#Québec #Montréal #biencommun #parc #population #parc #public #affairistes #entreprise #privatisation #environnement #actionnaires #média #parcJarry #société #manifestation #politique -
🔸 Enjeu du parc Jarry
La Presse https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/tennis/2026-08-09/manifestation-contre-le-reamenagement-du-stade-iga/ne-touchez-pas-a-notre-parc.php
SRC https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2274474/manifestation-parc-jarry-tennis-canada-omnium
#Québec #Montréal #biencommun #parc #population #parc #public #affairistes #entreprise #privatisation #environnement #actionnaires #média #parcJarry #société #manifestation #politique -
#Pleometrosis in #ants, e.g. #Lasius #niger, is a #behavior involving the collective founding of a #nest by #multiple #youngqueens, even in later #monogynous species.
S.Stukalyuk and T.Czaczkes (2024) report on a #hyperdense #population of L. niger in Ukraine with #reducedaggression between neighbor nests+queens during pleometrosis.
©#StefanFWirthSupport me https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
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Stukalyuk and T. Czaczkes (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.16.603683#Photos
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#Pleometrosis in #ants, e.g. #Lasius #niger, is a #behavior involving the collective founding of a #nest by #multiple #youngqueens, even in later #monogynous species.
S.Stukalyuk and T.Czaczkes (2024) report on a #hyperdense #population of L. niger in Ukraine with #reducedaggression between neighbor nests+queens during pleometrosis.
©#StefanFWirthSupport me https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
Reference
Stukalyuk and T. Czaczkes (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.16.603683#Photos
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The number of #children in #Latvia totalled 334,233 in the beginning of 2026, which was down 2.7% from 343,555 a year earlier, the Central Statistical Bureau reported. Children accounted for 18.1% (18.5%) of Latvia's #population.
https://viabaltica.fi/latvia-children-are-18-of-population-in-2026/
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The number of #children in #Latvia totalled 334,233 in the beginning of 2026, which was down 2.7% from 343,555 a year earlier, the Central Statistical Bureau reported. Children accounted for 18.1% (18.5%) of Latvia's #population.
https://viabaltica.fi/latvia-children-are-18-of-population-in-2026/
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🧑🧑🧒🧒 How has the UK changed in the past 25 years in terms of demographics?
CPC-CG member Professor Athina Vlachantoni, CPC-CG Director Professor Jane Falkingham CBE, and CPC-CG Co-Director Professor Maria Evandrou (University of Southampton) discuss in The Conversation.
Read the full article: https://theconversation.com/britains-quarter-century-shrinking-families-ethnic-tensions-and-queer-winners-and-losers-287411
#Demography #Population #Ageing #Migration #Fertility #Families #Households #LifeCourse #SocialScience #Gerontology #LifeExpectancy #PopulationChange #DemographicTrends #SocialPolicy
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🧑🧑🧒🧒 How has the UK changed in the past 25 years in terms of demographics?
CPC-CG member Professor Athina Vlachantoni, CPC-CG Director Professor Jane Falkingham CBE, and CPC-CG Co-Director Professor Maria Evandrou (University of Southampton) discuss in The Conversation.
Read the full article: https://theconversation.com/britains-quarter-century-shrinking-families-ethnic-tensions-and-queer-winners-and-losers-287411
#Demography #Population #Ageing #Migration #Fertility #Families #Households #LifeCourse #SocialScience #Gerontology #LifeExpectancy #PopulationChange #DemographicTrends #SocialPolicy
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And finally...
📨 If you’ve enjoyed #ChangingPopulations this week, don’t forget to subscribe to be the first to receive all things #population change and #demography in future newsletters ⤵️
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And finally...
📨 If you’ve enjoyed #ChangingPopulations this week, don’t forget to subscribe to be the first to receive all things #population change and #demography in future newsletters ⤵️
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How are #ageing #populations, changing #family structures, and #inequalities reshaping #intergenerational support?
In June, we welcomed more than 40 delegates from the UK, Europe, and beyond to the University of St Andrews for the CPC-CG Symposium on Intergenerational Change and Support, where they explored these issues over two days of presentations and discussions.
Read all about it on page 9 of #ChangingPopulations: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
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How are #ageing #populations, changing #family structures, and #inequalities reshaping #intergenerational support?
In June, we welcomed more than 40 delegates from the UK, Europe, and beyond to the University of St Andrews for the CPC-CG Symposium on Intergenerational Change and Support, where they explored these issues over two days of presentations and discussions.
Read all about it on page 9 of #ChangingPopulations: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
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Within families, does influence flow only from parents to children?
Challenging traditional assumptions, in #ChangingPopulations find new research which explores whether children’s genetic predispositions for health, behavioural and cognitive traits were associated with major family outcomes, including whether parents had more children, married or separated.
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#genetics #family #demography #socialscience #population #families #children #genetics #health #cognition #genes
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Within families, does influence flow only from parents to children?
Challenging traditional assumptions, in #ChangingPopulations find new research which explores whether children’s genetic predispositions for health, behavioural and cognitive traits were associated with major family outcomes, including whether parents had more children, married or separated.
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#genetics #family #demography #socialscience #population #families #children #genetics #health #cognition #genes
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The new issue of #ChangingPopulations features research led by Professor Jackie Wahba OBE, which shows that strong host-country language skills can improve belonging, reduce bullying and support educational success among #immigrant children - page 7
▶️ https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#languagelearning #languageskills #languageproficiency #education #schools #socialinclusion #academicsuccess #studentachievement #socialscience #migration #educationalresearch #OECD #childdevelopment #economics #population
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The new issue of #ChangingPopulations features research led by Professor Jackie Wahba OBE, which shows that strong host-country language skills can improve belonging, reduce bullying and support educational success among #immigrant children - page 7
▶️ https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#languagelearning #languageskills #languageproficiency #education #schools #socialinclusion #academicsuccess #studentachievement #socialscience #migration #educationalresearch #OECD #childdevelopment #economics #population
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Also in this #ChangingPopulations, we focus on caring, working and ageing, and ask whether Britain is prepared as we face a “perfect storm”, with people expected to work longer, fund their own future care, and provide informal unpaid care, all at once - page 4
▶️ https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#demography #population #ageing #laterlife #care #socialcare #unpaidcare #retirement #pensions #employment #healthinequalities #familynetworks #caregiving #socialpolicy #ageingresearch #socialscience
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Also in this #ChangingPopulations, we focus on caring, working and ageing, and ask whether Britain is prepared as we face a “perfect storm”, with people expected to work longer, fund their own future care, and provide informal unpaid care, all at once - page 4
▶️ https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#demography #population #ageing #laterlife #care #socialcare #unpaidcare #retirement #pensions #employment #healthinequalities #familynetworks #caregiving #socialpolicy #ageingresearch #socialscience
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In this issue of #ChangingPopulations, we report on findings that suggest declining fertility isn't simply the result of young people rejecting relationships and parenthood. Instead, economic and social barriers are making these goals harder to achieve - head to page 3
▶️ https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#demography #population #fertility #parenthood #relationships #youngpeople #housing #employment #financialsecurity #economics #socialscience #families #birthrates #populationtrends
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In this issue of #ChangingPopulations, we report on findings that suggest declining fertility isn't simply the result of young people rejecting relationships and parenthood. Instead, economic and social barriers are making these goals harder to achieve - head to page 3
▶️ https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#demography #population #fertility #parenthood #relationships #youngpeople #housing #employment #financialsecurity #economics #socialscience #families #birthrates #populationtrends
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Eco-social measures.
https://naturland.no/ineng.html#NaturePreservation #ClimateAction #Democracy #WelfareState #Wellbeing #EquitableEconomy #JoyOfLife #OutdoorLife #School #Future #NatureConservation #ClimateChange #Energy #Forest #Economy #Agriculture #Industry #Housing #SafeRoad #Migration #Population #Language #Knowledge #technocracy
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Eco-social measures.
https://naturland.no/ineng.html#NaturePreservation #ClimateAction #Democracy #WelfareState #Wellbeing #EquitableEconomy #JoyOfLife #OutdoorLife #School #Future #NatureConservation #ClimateChange #Energy #Forest #Economy #Agriculture #Industry #Housing #SafeRoad #Migration #Population #Language #Knowledge #technocracy
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🗞️ Out now - the latest issue of our research magazine, Changing Populations
We explore some of the major #demographic challenges shaping contemporary society, from falling #fertility and #population #ageing to #migration, integration and #familychange
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#demography #socialscience #socialpolicy #community #fertilitydecline #populationchange #brexit #languageskills #immigration
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🗞️ Out now - the latest issue of our research magazine, Changing Populations
We explore some of the major #demographic challenges shaping contemporary society, from falling #fertility and #population #ageing to #migration, integration and #familychange
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4nhGtm?ref=Link
#demography #socialscience #socialpolicy #community #fertilitydecline #populationchange #brexit #languageskills #immigration
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As youth protests dominate India, one state is grappling with a very different challenge: caring for a rapidly aging population. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/01/asia-pacific/society/kerala-aging-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #india #elderly #population #depopulation
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As youth protests dominate India, one state is grappling with a very different challenge: caring for a rapidly aging population. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/01/asia-pacific/society/kerala-aging-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #india #elderly #population #depopulation
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When the President Outsources Hunger to the Churches by Lawson Akhigbe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently delivered a masterclass in presidential fatalism. In his own words: -
When the President Outsources Hunger to the Churches by Lawson Akhigbe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently delivered a masterclass in presidential fatalism. In his own words: -
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/31/will-burnham-fix-prisons-rightwing-populism-timpson; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0xlrvv4mo; https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/127/public-accounts-committee/news/205761/prisons-crisis-as-justice-system-faces-total-gridlock-in-2026-pac-calls-for-rapid-action/. "Victims of #crime may deserve sympathy & support, but they should not dictate #justice #policy... #England & Wales’s #penal policy is the most backward in western #Europe. They imprison roughly twice the proportion of the #population as #Germany, & 3 times as many as #Italy & #Spain. Prisoner numbers in England & #Wales have doubled in 30 years."
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/31/will-burnham-fix-prisons-rightwing-populism-timpson; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0xlrvv4mo; https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/127/public-accounts-committee/news/205761/prisons-crisis-as-justice-system-faces-total-gridlock-in-2026-pac-calls-for-rapid-action/. "Victims of #crime may deserve sympathy & support, but they should not dictate #justice #policy... #England & Wales’s #penal policy is the most backward in western #Europe. They imprison roughly twice the proportion of the #population as #Germany, & 3 times as many as #Italy & #Spain. Prisoner numbers in England & #Wales have doubled in 30 years."
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The number of Japanese people living in the country as of Jan. 1 fell below 120 million, logging the sharpest drop on record from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/29/japan/japan-population-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #internalaffairsministry #population #depopulation
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The number of Japanese people living in the country as of Jan. 1 fell below 120 million, logging the sharpest drop on record from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/29/japan/japan-population-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #internalaffairsministry #population #depopulation
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has proposed restricting #immigration. Under the proposal, labour #migrants would be required to leave #Lithuania for at least six months after every two years of work. Lithuania has around 220,000 foreign residents, which is 7.7% of the #population.
https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-president-proposes-to-restrict-migration/
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has proposed restricting #immigration. Under the proposal, labour #migrants would be required to leave #Lithuania for at least six months after every two years of work. Lithuania has around 220,000 foreign residents, which is 7.7% of the #population.
https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-president-proposes-to-restrict-migration/
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Quantifying UK Coastal Flood Exposure Under Future Sea-Level Rise To [2100 and] 2300
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74982-1 <-- shared paper
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/21/millions-long-term-coastal-flooding-risk-uk-climate-action <-- shared media article
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H/T @University of Bristol School of Geographical Sciences
“🌊 New research on long-term coastal flooding as a result of climate inaction 🌊
… The researchers found:
🔷 By 2100 at least an additional 0.5 million people exposed to the 1-in-200 year undefended flood extent - a 25% increase compared to present day.
🔷 Under the most pessimistic storyline by 2300 involving significant ice-sheet instability, an additional 13 million people could be exposed to the 1-in-200 year undefended flood event.
🔷 Under some scenarios there is a need for large-scale movement of populations and settlements away from the coast in the coming centuries…”
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“Up to 13 million people in the UK face the long-term risk of coastal flooding due to the climate crisis, scientists have warned, with a ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ suggesting the need for the large-scale movement of populations away from a dramatically reshaped coast…
Sea level has risen by about 20cm around the UK in the last century and is accelerating. A further 40cm to 60cm by 2100 is already baked in, meaning about half a million more people will be at risk of their homes being flooded, on top of the 2.5 million already in danger near the coasts. Lincolnshire and the Humber estuary are most in danger…”
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“The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment report highlighted the potential for more than 15 metres of global sea-level rise by 2300. In this study, [the authors] explore the implications for UK coastal flood exposure by combining national-scale flood modelling with physically-based storylines of UK sea-level rise. By 2100 all storylines show broadly similar results with at least an additional ½ million people exposed to the 1-in-200 year undefended flood extent, which represents a 25% increase compared to present day. Under the most pessimistic storyline by 2300 involving significant ice-sheet instability, an additional 13 million people could be exposed to the 1-in-200 year undefended flood event. This would imply the potential need for large-scale movement of populations and settlements away from the coast in the coming centuries. Given current global emissions pledges, exposure increases by 1.7 million people by 2300, however up to 1 million could be avoided if Paris Agreement targets for greenhouse gas emissions are met…”
#coast #coastal #innundation #climatechange #global #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #flood #flooding #climatechange #population #infrastructure #UK #England #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland #Lincolnshire #Humber #estuary #settlement #city #urban #mitigation #planning #policy #infrastructure #risk #hazard #humanimpacts #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #GIS #spatial #mapping #coastalflooding #climatecrisis #model #modeling #elevation #DEM -
Quantifying UK Coastal Flood Exposure Under Future Sea-Level Rise To [2100 and] 2300
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74982-1 <-- shared paper
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/21/millions-long-term-coastal-flooding-risk-uk-climate-action <-- shared media article
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H/T @University of Bristol School of Geographical Sciences
“🌊 New research on long-term coastal flooding as a result of climate inaction 🌊
… The researchers found:
🔷 By 2100 at least an additional 0.5 million people exposed to the 1-in-200 year undefended flood extent - a 25% increase compared to present day.
🔷 Under the most pessimistic storyline by 2300 involving significant ice-sheet instability, an additional 13 million people could be exposed to the 1-in-200 year undefended flood event.
🔷 Under some scenarios there is a need for large-scale movement of populations and settlements away from the coast in the coming centuries…”
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“Up to 13 million people in the UK face the long-term risk of coastal flooding due to the climate crisis, scientists have warned, with a ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ suggesting the need for the large-scale movement of populations away from a dramatically reshaped coast…
Sea level has risen by about 20cm around the UK in the last century and is accelerating. A further 40cm to 60cm by 2100 is already baked in, meaning about half a million more people will be at risk of their homes being flooded, on top of the 2.5 million already in danger near the coasts. Lincolnshire and the Humber estuary are most in danger…”
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“The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment report highlighted the potential for more than 15 metres of global sea-level rise by 2300. In this study, [the authors] explore the implications for UK coastal flood exposure by combining national-scale flood modelling with physically-based storylines of UK sea-level rise. By 2100 all storylines show broadly similar results with at least an additional ½ million people exposed to the 1-in-200 year undefended flood extent, which represents a 25% increase compared to present day. Under the most pessimistic storyline by 2300 involving significant ice-sheet instability, an additional 13 million people could be exposed to the 1-in-200 year undefended flood event. This would imply the potential need for large-scale movement of populations and settlements away from the coast in the coming centuries. Given current global emissions pledges, exposure increases by 1.7 million people by 2300, however up to 1 million could be avoided if Paris Agreement targets for greenhouse gas emissions are met…”
#coast #coastal #innundation #climatechange #global #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #flood #flooding #climatechange #population #infrastructure #UK #England #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland #Lincolnshire #Humber #estuary #settlement #city #urban #mitigation #planning #policy #infrastructure #risk #hazard #humanimpacts #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #GIS #spatial #mapping #coastalflooding #climatecrisis #model #modeling #elevation #DEM -
Young Japanese Women Drawn to Urban Living
A survey of Japanese teenagers found that young women in particular were more likely to want to live in major cities like Tokyo and Osaka. A Strong Preference for City Living among Young Women The overconcentration of Japan’s population in Tokyo and population outflow from the regions outside the country’s main u…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Japanese #Japanesenews #news #Population
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How many people do we need on a spaceship if we want an extrasolar colony to be viable (genetically)? Someone actually looked at that, and the answer is 1,400-6,800 (but might still require some population control).
Link: https://bis-space.com/shop/product/jbis-076-08-0288/
#SciFiScience #SpaceColonization #GenerationShip #Population
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China exports a lot of everything, especially, #solar #batteries #EV
Chinese #population is shrinking and they seem to be frugal folks - which means domestic part of the economy is going nowhere including #construction -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@TinJar/116971367076872683
A pathway for mass #migration as one way to address #climatechange -
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#Canada, #Russia, #Norway, and #China have a bit of a problem. But there is a potential solution, too!
Canada, Russia, and Norway depend a LOT on exporting #oil
China #exports a lot of everything, especially, #solar #batteries #EV
Chinese #population is shrinking and they seem to be frugal folks - which means domestic part of the #economy is going nowhere including #construction -
The Guardian view on Europe’s demographic crisis: the young must not be left to deal with the consequences | Editorial
By EditorialA new Brussels study highlights the pace at which EU countries are ageing. A more informed public debate is overdue
#Ageing #Olderpeople #EuropeanUnion #Thefarright #Population #TheGuardian #Editorial
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Global population growth peaked six decades ago.
The increase in the world’s population is not exponential.
The global population is growing, but the growth rate has declined since its peak six decades ago.
