Historic rainfall in southeastern Brazil has created deadly floods and widespread destruction in a region that was experimenting with “more progressive” planning and zoning policies than most, says Northeastern political science professor Thomas Vicino, who studies metropolitan development and housing in Brazil.

Critical knowledge gaps on habitat loss in lower-income countries were also revealed by research co-authored by a Texas A&M geographer.

College of Architecture researchers are creating “smart skins” that allow structures to respond to heat, making them more energy efficient.

Despite the flooding in November, Venice has introduced a number of measures – though not all are complete – making it something of a textbook case for how to tackle coastal erosion.

Once one of the poorest regions of Mexico, Cancún is now a bustling tourist city with millions of visitors each year.

Almost half of current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and water stress.

The shipping sector has potential to gain profit by reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads.

CMU researchers have found a missing source of emissions that may explain roughly half of secondary organic aerosol.

The report was written for the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership by world-leading researchers from the University of Plymouth.