Three-fourths of homeowners may not have enough insurance to fully cover losses after a disaster, study says
"When consumers focus on premiums rather than coverage limits, insurers have a very natural incentive to cut prices by offering ...
Tag: Climate Change
Firefighters battle spreading wildfires before winds threaten UCLA, Getty
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LA inferno could inflict a $150 billion economic wound, with a grueling 10-year recovery ahead
Higher material and labor costs as well as increased demand for contractors could slow the process, expert says. Read More ...
BlackRock leaves major climate group amid Wall Street exodus
BlackRock, which oversees more than $11 trillion, has been the subject of attacks from GOP lawmakers for embracing what conservatives ...
L.A. Fires Show the Reality of a World with 1.5°C of Warming
There are many ways of framing the scale of the dislocation in Los Angeles this week. As the ferocious ring ...
Karen Bass and Wildfires: Breaking Down the Controversy
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism for being out of the country when the devastating wildfires began to ...
California Wildfire: See Devastating Blaze in Photos
Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate the Los Angeles area as wildfires continue to tear through the region ...
Experts say extreme winter conditions are exerting pressure on agriculture ‘in ways we haven’t seen for a very, very long time’
A nasty dose of winter weather has pummeled much of the U.S. from Kansas to the East Coast. Read More Source link
People to watch on energy, environmental issues in 2025
Here are five figures likely to make headlines on energy and environmental issues in 2025. Energy czar and Interior secretary nominee Doug ...
California will require home insurers to expand coverage in wildfire-prone areas after top carriers stopped offering new policies
In exchange for increasing coverage, insurers will be able to consider climate change when setting their prices. Read More Source link
2024 was a Complicated Year for Climate Action
By early November, it was virtually certain that 2024 would be the hottest year on record. The evidence was being ...
Increasing ‘Christmas Typhoons’ Dampen Philippines Holiday Season
The Philippines is known for its monthslong Christmas celebrations starting in September. The heavily Catholic country of nearly 120 million ...
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos says U.K. is too ‘negative’ as chemicals group opts to pump $3 billion into Trump’s U.S. instead
Ineos acquired new oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico as the U.K. turns less friendly to fossil ...
The Trouble With the Ultra-Rich’s Environmentalism
In California, the real estate developer Marisol Malibu made waves when they sold a supposedly green $23 million mansion with ...
Three-Quarters of the Earth Has Gotten Permanently Drier
Of the eight planets and 293 moons that call our solar system home, only Earth has a surface that sloshes ...
Franklin Fire in Malibu: See Photos of the Blaze
As of Tuesday afternoon, a California wildfire, labeled the Franklin Fire, has spread across more than 2,500 acres along California’s ...
Watch: Panasonic’s Microwave Factory Runs Entirely on Renewable Energy
In December 2024, Panasonic transitioned its RE100 site in Wales from using traditional energy sources as part of the company’s ...
Copenhagen is vulnerable to water. This is how the city is taking on its biggest climate threat and serving as a model for others to follow
"The biggest challenge is that we don't have a manual," there are no tried and tested methods "of how to ...
Brazil Recycling Co-ops Are Helping Turn Plastic Waste into Shoes
In the searing heat at the ACAMTC recycling cooperative south of São Paulo, in Três Corações, Brazil, a group of ...
COP29: Wealthy polluters to pay $300 billion a year
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday committing wealthy historic polluters to $300 billion annually for poor and ...
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