Review of historical dam-break events and laboratory tests on real topography for the validation of numerical models

F Aureli, A Maranzoni, G Petaccia - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dam break inundation mapping is essential for risk management and mitigation, emergency
action planning, and potential consequences assessment. To quantify flood hazard …

Climate change, human health, and epidemiological transition

B Barrett, JW Charles, JL Temte - Preventive medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
The health of populations depends on the availability of clean air, water, food, and
sanitation, exposure to pathogens, toxins and environmental hazards, and numerous …

Using ammonia as a shipping fuel could disturb the nitrogen cycle

P Wolfram, P Kyle, X Zhang, S Gkantonas, S Smith - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Ammonia has been proposed as a shipping fuel, yet potential adverse side-effects are
poorly understood. We argue that if nitrogen releases from ammonia are not tightly …

Climate risk and financial stability in the network of banks and investment funds

A Roncoroni, S Battiston, LOL Escobar-Farfán… - Journal of Financial …, 2021 - Elsevier
We analyze the effects on financial stability of the interplay between climate transition risk
and market conditions, such as recovery rate and asset price volatility. To this end, we …

Climate change impact on extreme precipitation and peak flood magnitude and frequency: observations from CMIP6 and hydrological models

H Meresa, B Tischbein, T Mekonnen - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Changes in climate intensity and frequency, including extreme events, heavy and
intense rainfall, have the greatest impact on water resource management and flood risk …

The future of tourism: Can tourism growth and climate policy be reconciled? A mitigation perspective

S Gössling, CM Hall, P Peeters… - Tourism Recreation …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Tourism is an increasingly significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Emissions growth in the sector is in substantial conflict with global climate policy goals that …

The risks from climate change to sovereign debt

SA Zenios - Climatic Change, 2022 - Springer
The exposure of sovereigns to climate risks is priced and can affect credit ratings and debt
servicing costs. I argue that the climate risks to fiscal stability are not receiving adequate …

[HTML][HTML] Mudanças climáticas e Amazônia

CA Nobre, G Sampaio, L Salazar - Ciência e Cultura, 2007 - cienciaecultura.bvs.br
As influências do homem no equilíbrio natural do planeta atingiram magnitude sem
precedentes. As mudanças climáticas antropogênicas estão associadas às atividades …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation on sector coupling potentials of a 5th generation district heating and cooling network

H Edtmayer, P Nageler, R Heimrath, T Mach… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper the development and application of an urban building energy simulation model
is presented to analyse an existing 5th generation district heating and cooling network …

National post-2020 greenhouse gas targets and diversity-aware leadership

M Meinshausen, L Jeffery, J Guetschow… - Nature Climate …, 2015 - nature.com
Achieving the collective goal of limiting warming to below 2° C or 1.5° C compared to pre-
industrial levels requires a transition towards a fully decarbonized world. Annual …