Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/0630/1232161-climate-change-cities/For thousands of years, people have built their great metropolises right up against the contours of coasts, in estuaries and deltas, confident of the ebb and flow of the tides. Domination of the seas allowed many coastal cities to become trading powerhouses and cultural melting pots.Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:26:00 +0200RTERadio-a53b4e3d5ead5ebfe1accc6d6b89e987RTERadioen-6.18287 106.829ClimateChangeUNbodiesNaturalDisastersEcologyEnvironmentClimateActionHong Kong International AirportParis AgreementUNESCOAdaptation PlanIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeAfrican CentreHurricane SandyBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210630112600https://www.wired.com/story/a-space-laser-shows-how-catastrophic-sea-level-rise-will-be/. Today in the journal Nature Communications , scientists describe how they used ICESat-2’s new lidar data to map the planet’s land that’s less than 2 meters above sea level, which makes it vulnerable to the creep of sea level rise. Marrying this data with population figures, they calculated that....Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:17:00 +0200spacetoday-40eb736383dc407d77029649ef66609cspacetodayen-6.18287 106.829UNbodiesManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersArizona State UniversityNASAUnited NationsVrije Universiteit AmsterdamNature CommunicationsHurricanes KatrinaJeroen AertsNational University of Singapore20210630101700https://www.courthousenews.com/millions-in-coastal-communities-at-risk-of-major-flood-damage/Hundreds of millions of people live only a few feet above sea level and are at the gravest risk from rising sea levels due to climate change. Hurricane Lane flooded Hilo, Hawaii, in August 2018. Some of Hawaii’s most iconic beaches could soon be underwater due to rising sea levels caused by global warming.Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:18:00 +0200courthousenews-e2cb4f4f8ea61f2ed8e67b50b7a4166ecourthousenewsen-6.18287 106.829EcologyNaturalDisastersRegionalPolicyClimateChangeEnvironmentHurricane LaneNature CommunicationsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration20210629191800https://www.wired.com/story/a-space-laser-shows-how-catastrophic-sea-level-rise-will-be/. Today in the journal Nature Communications , scientists describe how they used ICESat-2’s new lidar data to map the planet’s land that’s less than 2 meters above sea level, which makes it vulnerable to the creep of sea level rise. Marrying this data with population figures, they calculated that....Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:04:00 +0200wired-439f54bf6b843d5a037797a9c69e1669wireden-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersUNbodiesArizona State UniversityNASAUnited NationsVrije Universiteit AmsterdamNature CommunicationsHurricanes KatrinaJeroen AertsNational University of Singapore20210629170400https://en.antaranews.com/news/177638/south-sulawesis-flooding-severely-affects-123-inalipue-villagers. 41 minutes ago Some houses damaged after a flash flood hit Wajo District, South Sulawesi on Saturday (June 26, 2021). ANTARA/HO-Wajo Disaster Mitigation Agency. Makassar, S Sulawesi (ANTARA) - The South Sulawesi Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) announced on Sunday that the flash floods that hit....Sun, 27 Jun 2021 09:27:00 +0200antaranews-en-5a3f21e1f39caae2d1cfda72af46de2fantaranews-enen-6.18287 106.829FloodingNaturalDisastersDisaster Mitigation AgencyRaditya Jati20210627092700https://wetheworldmagazine.com/environment/coastal-cities-face-their-mortality-on-the-climate-frontline/213170/Estimated reading time: 9 minutes. Paris, France: For thousands of years, people have built their great metropolises right up against the contours of coasts, in estuaries and deltas, confident of the ebb and flow of the tides. Domination of the seas allowed many coastal cities to become trading powerhouses and cultural melting pots.Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:20:00 +0200wetheworldmagazine-4646e2deba1ecc989a0f59079609bd02wetheworldmagazineen-6.18287 106.829EcologyClimateChangeClimateActionEnvironmentUNbodiesNaturalDisastersParis AgreementUNESCOAdaptation PlanIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeAfrican CentreEMERGENCYHurricane SandyBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210625152000https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/06/24/world/climate-coastal-cities/But now that strength is becoming a liability as climate change swells the oceans, redrawing the map and putting hundreds of millions at risk. That’s the warning of an unpublished draft report by the U.N.’s climate science advisory panel, seen exclusively by AFP, which outlines the vast and urgent climate threats facing the planet.Thu, 24 Jun 2021 04:56:00 +0200japantimes-acf3981d73143d999721cd0d0c7a4ae3japantimesen-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersClimateChangeEnvironmentClimateActionEcologyUNbodiesParis AgreementUNESCOAdaptation PlanAfrican CenterIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeHurricane SandyBasque CenterQueen ElizabethBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210624045600https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/asia/how-indonesian-mosques-survived-the-tsunami-1.636974BANDA ACEH, Indonesia // When a powerful tsunami smashed into the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh ten years ago, the only structures left standing in many neighbourhoods were mosques. For the hundreds who found refuge within their walls, the buildings’ lifesaving role has not been forgotten — and for many, that experience strengthened their faith.Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:09:00 +0200thenational-ae-world-469ecd92c5ef9b5c7ce38a3a75aa797dthenational-ae-worlden-6.18287 106.829NaturalDisastersAssociated PressIndian OceanFaisal AliReza Nasir20210624020900https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1449967/coastal-cities-face-their-mortality-on-the-climate-frontline“I once was a bride of an affluent family,” Yasmin Begum tells AFP in the bare corrugated metal hut she now shares with her relatives in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka. “My in-laws and parents, they had everything — cattle, nice house, farmland. But the river took it all away.Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:40:00 +0200inquirer-5b3a357f3a840ef6fcac82df498c10feinquireren-6.18287 106.829UNbodiesClimateActionNaturalDisastersClimateChangeEnvironmentParis AgreementUNESCOAdaptation PlanAfrican CenterHurricane SandyBen Strauss20210623104000https://www.urdupoint.com/en/miscellaneous/coastal-cities-face-their-mortality-on-the-cl-1284594.htmlParis, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jun, 2021 ) :For thousands of years, people have built their great metropolises right up against the contours of coasts, in estuaries and deltas, confident of the ebb and flow of the tides. Domination of the seas allowed many coastal cities to become trading powerhouses and cultural melting pots.Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:02:00 +0200urdupoint-49f870070d3f205c78818da7dffbb7f3urdupointen-6.18287 106.829EcologyUNbodiesClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersUNESCOAdaptation PlanIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeAfrican CentreHurricane SandyBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210623100200https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Coastal_cities_face_their_mortality_on_the_climate_frontline_999.htmlFor thousands of years, people have built their great metropolises right up against the contours of coasts, in estuaries and deltas, confident of the ebb and flow of the tides. Domination of the seas allowed many coastal cities to become trading powerhouses and cultural melting pots.Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:11:00 +0200terradaily-f58a1e6b4d72aef2018897e13bca3a3cterradailyen-6.18287 106.829EcologyUNbodiesClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateActionParis AgreementUNESCOAdaptation PlanIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeAfrican CentreHurricane SandyBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210623081100https://www.straitstimes.com/world/coastal-cities-face-their-mortality-on-the-climate-frontline-as-sea-levels-riseIn some places, people already know all too well the destructive power of water. "I once was a bride of an affluent family," Yasmin Begum tells AFP in the bare corrugated metal hut she now shares with her relatives in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka. "My in-laws and parents, they had everything - cattle, nice house, farmland.Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:53:00 +0200straitstimesSG-b6a11b15d643c4abb23c9e4dc785d36fstraitstimesSGen-6.18287 106.829ClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateActionParis AgreementUnescoAdaptation PlanAfrican CentreHurricane SandyBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210623065300https://sg.news.yahoo.com/coastal-cities-face-mortality-climate-010341076.htmlFor thousands of years, people have built their great metropolises right up against the contours of coasts, in estuaries and deltas, confident of the ebb and flow of the tides. Domination of the seas allowed many coastal cities to become trading powerhouses and cultural melting pots.Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:14:00 +0200yahoo-sg-3ee26d175e3ddb6166a9f3890e962344yahoo-sgen-6.18287 106.829EcologyUNbodiesClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateActionParis AgreementUNESCOAdaptation PlanIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeAfrican CentreHurricane SandyBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210623041400https://www.barrons.com/news/coastal-cities-face-their-mortality-on-the-climate-frontline-01624411209?refsec=afp-news"I once was a bride of an affluent family," Yasmin Begum tells AFP in the bare corrugated metal hut she now shares with her relatives in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka. "My in-laws and parents, they had everything -- cattle, nice house, farmland. But the river took it all away.Wed, 23 Jun 2021 03:52:00 +0200barrons-f68eba477c22693a17530542ebd69018barronsen-6.18287 106.829UNbodiesClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateActionParis AgreementUNESCOAdaptation PlanAfrican CentreHurricane SandyBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210623035200https://www.rfi.fr/en/coastal-cities-face-their-mortality-on-the-climate-frontlineParis (AFP) For thousands of years, people have built their great metropolises right up against the contours of coasts, in estuaries and deltas, confident of the ebb and flow of the tides. Domination of the seas allowed many coastal cities to become trading powerhouses and cultural melting pots.Wed, 23 Jun 2021 03:30:00 +0200rfi-en-d950748b4f52476f28b08f6f7f4f129arfi-enen-6.18287 106.829EcologyUNbodiesClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateActionParis AgreementUNESCOAdaptation PlanIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeAfrican CentreHurricane SandyBen StraussGeorg Umgiesser20210623033000https://www.tiempo.com/ram/las-ciudades-costeras-se-encuentran-en-la-primera-linea-climatica.htmlHace 5 horas 6 min Imagen de una zona de Yakarta, capital de Indonesia, afectada por el aumento del nivel del mar. Fuente RRSS. En este sentido, el calentamiento global está llevando a la subida del nivel del mar, borrascas y ciclones potencialmente más intensos, marejada ciclónica, etc.Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:11:00 +0200tiempo-es-e9c960a3d3e8c5786418809fe5513c75tiempo-eses-6.18287 106.829Coastal cities are in the 'first line' climateCoastal cities are in the 'first line' climateClimateChangeNaturalDisastersUNbodiesONUBen Strauss20210628081100http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Nuovo-studio%3A-sottostimato-l%27innalzamento-del-mare-53591.htmlBangkok (AsiaNews/Agenzie) - L’innalzamento del livello del mare nel sud-est asiatico è a uno stadio più avanzato di quanto si pensasse. Lo dice un nuovo studio che, attraverso nuove immagini satellitari, riscrive il rischio dei cambiamenti climatici per milioni di persone in Paesi come Indonesia, Thailandia, Vietnam e Filippine.Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:46:00 +0200asianews-1e32f5154103a70587c9a80093d5434casianewsit13.7308 100.521New study: underestimated the raising of the seaNew study: underestimated the raising of the seaNaturalDisastersChannel NewsGreenpeace20210707134600https://gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/mondo/2021/06/30/clima-innalzamento-del-mare-irreversibile-267-mln-nel-mondo-di-persone-a-rischio-inondazione-d745c98f-483a-4042-898e-f283ac7e8695/?utm_source=immediafeed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=hp_nazionaleIncrementi "continui e irreversibili" dell’aumento del livello del mare sono "fonte di preoccupazione" per le conseguenze sulle coste: «particolare attenzione riguarda il caso di Venezia». Qui è in atto un combinato disposto di aumento del livello del mare e abbassamento del terreno: il tasso di....Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:30:00 +0200GazzettaDelSud-b347ad8ece15585296338374b2c3479fGazzettaDelSudit5.69772903887891 5.92564912888389Climate: rise of the sea irreversible. 267 mln people in the world at risk floodClimate: rise of the sea irreversible. 267 mln people in the world at risk floodNaturalDisastersNature Communications20210630133000https://www.panorama.it/video/notizie/alluvione-sri-lanka-videoPiove incessantemente da giovedì sera nello Stato dello Sri Lanka. La violenta alluvione si è abbattuta nei distretti del paese insulare dell'Oceano Indiano, arrivando a colpire anche la capitale Colombo. Le immagini riprese da uno dei residenti mostrano le strade della città completamente sommerse dall'acqua.Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:53:00 +0200panorama-a67d559ec28800fa7248aa329bf38143panoramait28.5687 77.2168Flood in Sri Lanka, the disaster seen by the high 'videoFlood in Sri Lanka, the disaster seen by the high 'videoNaturalDisasters20210607165300https://www.zazoom.it/2021-06-07/alluvione-in-sri-lanka-il-disastro-visto-dallalto-video/8872041/(Di lunedì 7 giugno 2021) Piove incessantemente da giovedì sera nello Stato dello Sri Lanka . La violenta Alluvione si è abbattuta nei distretti del paese insulare dell'Oceano Indiano, arrivando a colpire anche la capitale Colombo. Le immagini riprese da uno dei residenti mostrano le strade della città completamente sommerse dall 'acqua.Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:45:00 +0200zazoom-it-77ff3edcc8c0c4cfa1975b8fb0992557zazoom-itit28.5687 77.2168Flood in Sri Lanka, the disaster seen by the high 'videoFlood in Sri Lanka, the disaster seen by the high 'videoNaturalDisasters20210607164500