Climate Swat Team Aims to Identify When Global Warming Causes Extreme Weather October 11, 2021 By Eric Roston When weather disaster strikes, observers near and far ask the same question: Climate change—is it or isn’t it? The simplest...
5 Key Takeaways From Latest United Nations Report on Climate Change August 9, 2021 By Eric Roston and Akshat Rathi Today, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivered its latest comprehensive report on the state of global climate...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Kills 8.7 Million People Annually Across the Globe: Research February 10, 2021 By Eric Roston Efforts to slow the process of global warming focus on the future harms of continuing to burn fossil fuel, but...
Why Does California Keep Burning? These Scientists Are Studying Answers. September 16, 2020 By Eric Roston Residents of fire-ravaged Western states, and an entire world of observers looking on in horror, have asked themselves, “How can...
Heatwaves Raising California’s Wildfire Risk August 17, 2020 By Eric Roston The current heatwave broiling Californians like no event in decades is also elevating the risk for another potential disaster in...
Homes in Flood Plains May Be Overvalued by $34 Billion March 3, 2020 By Eric Roston At least 3.8 million U.S. homes lie in flood plains. Together, they may be overvalued by $34 billion. New research...
The Aral Sea Is Dying — A Victim of Environmental Malpractice November 7, 2019 By Eric Roston The Aral Sea was once the world’s fourth largest inland lake. Today, it’s the epitome of environmental malpractice. More than...
Government Has Bought 43,000 Flood-Prone Homes; Poor Often Left Behind October 10, 2019 By Eric Roston As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won’t be able to afford it,...
Update: Parametric Catastrophe Pool, CCRIF, to Provide Rapid Payout for Bahamas After Dorian September 5, 2019 By Eric Roston Some of the first financial relief the Bahamas receives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian may be a rapid insurance...
Study of European Flood Trends Finds North-South Climate Variances August 29, 2019 By Eric Roston European river flooding has grown more intense in northwestern Europe and decreased in the south over the last half century,...