厄玛破记录，飓风评级进入六级时代？
五级已经无法描述厄玛的破坏力，我们也许需要引入“六级飓风”的概念了，萨利·布朗报道。
Do we need a new category for hurricanes?
As hurricanes get more severe it may be time to introduce a ‘category six’, writes Sally Brown
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城市变泽国：亲历2017年南亚极端降雨
过去几周，尼泊尔、孟加拉国和印度共有1200人由于暴雨和洪水袭击而丧生。千百年来习惯了季风的南亚为何变得如此不堪一击？
Life in waterlogged cities
Over the past month, 1,200 people have died in the worst rains and floods to hit South Asia in recent years
印度季风如今为何如此多变？
孟加拉湾的季风低压越来越少，那么是什么导致南亚极端降水不断增加呢？来看看拉古·莫图古德给出的解释。
What’s causing so many changes to India’s monsoons?
The rainy seasons are shifting in duration and intensity. What does this mean for South Asia? Asks Raghu Murtugudde
面对气候变化，香港准备好了吗？
尽管政府在防洪工程上投入了巨资，但香港市民仍旧担心这个地势低洼的大都市将如何应对上升的海平面和酷热的天气。
Is Hong Kong ready for climate change?
Despite huge investments in flood defences, residents fear the low-lying metropolis is at major risk from rising seas and extreme weather, writes Mike Ives
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飓风“哈维”留下的思考
飓风“哈维”的巨大损害凸显了美国城市规划和气候保险的漏洞，谭•科普塞写道。
As Hurricane Harvey recedes, US must do more than rebuild
Urgent reform of the way the US prepares and pays for floods is needed, writes Tan Copsey
中国水电站工地山体滑坡预示风险浮现
福建池潭水电站发生山体滑坡，突显出亚洲山区水坝建设日益严峻的风险。
Landslide at Chinese dam site signals looming risks
Another deadly landslide at a hydropower construction site in Fujian, south-east China, highlights the growing risks of dam building in mountainous regions of Asia
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什么是有中国特色的民间救灾？
中国历史上民间力量参与救灾的经验可为当下的志愿服务和公民活动提供借鉴，皮埃尔·富勒写道。
Civic action in China draws on an old tradition
Experiences of disaster relief from the 19th century are shaping volunteerism today, writes Pierre Fuller
在洪水到来之前，我们必须走下道德高地
作为一部助选意味浓厚的气候变化纪录片，《洪水到来之前》缺乏足够的道德力量。
DiCaprio’s climate documentary is bold but unconvincing
The documentary film has a strong climate change message but it may be too broad to influence people, writes Tang Damin
