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Coastal Risks: How Callendar Mapped the Future of Territories Facing Rising Seas
With nearly 20,000 kilometers of shoreline, France is particularly exposed to coastal risks: erosion, sea level rise, storm flooding... This article demonstrate a comprehensive methodology to assess these risks and their evolution with climate change. Applied to the entire territory, both mainland France and overseas territories, it provides an unprecedented assessment and shows how high-resolution, science-based risk assessment can be realistically performed on whole country
Aug 265 min read


Defining Heatwaves and Measuring Their Intensity: How the Historic 2003 Heatwave Could Become Commonplace in France
For planners, investors and policymakers, knowing when and where extreme heat will strike is crucial. Robust severity assessments is needed to offer a clearer view of potential impacts, yet heatwaves are complex and defined in many ways. This article presents a method from recent scientific research to measure severity and reveals how climate change is turning rare heatwaves into regular events.
Aug 125 min read


The $2 Trillion Question: Callendar Releases New Report on Short-Term Climate Risks for Global Infrastructure
Over $2 trillion in global infrastructure losses are expected by 2035 due to climate-related risks like floods, extreme heat, storms, and droughts. A new report from Callendar highlights outdated design standards as a key vulnerability across sectors including energy, transport, telecoms, water, and roads.
Jun 242 min read


Designing for the Next Heatwave: How ClimateVision Helps Build Resilient Data Centers
Data center failures during the 2022 UK heatwave exposed a critical flaw in how we design infrastructure: relying on outdated weather data. As climate change make heatwaves more severe and more frequent, extreme temperature assumptions fall short. Discover how ClimateVision, Callendar’s climate impact tool, empowers operators with cutting-edge climate projections,making it easier to build heat-resilient infrastructure, anywhere in the world.
May 53 min read


Selecting a Bias Correction Method: A Case Study on Multivariate Indicators
Univariate bias-correction methods can distort multivariate indicators, such as heat indexes that combine temperature and humidity.
Apr 76 min read
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[Case study] Use of Fire Weather Index Projections to Anticipate Climate Impact on Wildfire Risks for Hazardous Industrial Facilities
Uncover how fire weather index projections can help anticipate the impact of climate change on wildfire risks and protect industrial sites.
Feb 275 min read


Is it possible to predict climate change's effect on wildfire risks? Exploring the Fire Weather Index and its applications.
This article explores one of the primary tools used to anticipate wildfire risks under climate change: the Fire Weather Index (FWI)
Jan 135 min read


Physical climate risks in the oil and gas industry: the textbook case of Hurricane Harvey
What are the concrete impacts of climate risks on businesses? Examples from the oil industry and Hurricane Harvey.
Nov 22, 20247 min read


"Scenario 4°C" : Everything you need to know about the new French reference projections for climate change adaptation.
What is the new "4°C scenario" that the French governement want to use as reference for climate change adaptation?
Nov 7, 20246 min read


New national climate change adaptation plan could step up physical climate risk assessments for French companies
To boost resilience, the new French adaptation plan could require companies to carry out climate vulnerability studies as early as 2025.
Oct 28, 20247 min read
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