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Data After Dark
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- 1Authoritarian secrecy worsens climate disaster risks●Climate disasters are getting worse – risks escalate when authoritarian regimes keep neighbours in the dark https:// the
Climate disasters are intensifying, and new commentary argues the danger grows when authoritarian governments withhold environmental data and warnings from neighbouring countries. A piece in The Conversation contends that opacity across borders escalates risk, since downstream nations cannot prepare for floods, droughts or other hazards without shared information from upstream or adjacent states.