Protecting 1.2% of Earth Would Prevent Most Extinctions, Study Says June 25, 2024 By Jake Spring Setting aside an additional 1.2% of the world’s land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and...
Climate Change Blamed on Deadly Heat Wave in Mexico, Southwest US June 21, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking...
Insured Losses from Recent South Florida Floods Reaching into the Millions June 21, 2024 Recent flooding in south Florida caused insured losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, from auto and homeowners claims,...
Activist Report Shows More Insurers Making Climate-Related Disclosures June 21, 2024 By Don Jergler A new report from a climate activist group portrays a “mixed picture of progress and persistent challenges” in the insurance...
Number of Companies Setting Climate Transition Plans Jumps 44% in 2023: Research June 20, 2024 The number of companies saying they have a climate transition plan in line with the world’s most ambitious goal has...
The Era of Super-Wild Weather Is Already Here June 19, 2024 By Eric Roston, Eamon Farhat and Brian K. Sullivan Wildfires in Canada that burned continuously for over a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat blanketing...
More Than 800 Coal Plants Worldwide Could Be Profitably Decommissioned: Research June 18, 2024 More than 800 coal-fired power plants in emerging countries could be decommissioned and profitably replaced by cleaner solar energy starting...
On a Warming Planet, Outdoor Concerts Need a New Safety Playbook June 14, 2024 By Kendra Pierre-Louis Just before Ana Clara Benevides lost consciousness, she likely found it hard to breathe. Packed with 60,000 people in Rio...
Insurance Helped 46,000 Indian Women Avoid Deadly Work During Heat Waves June 12, 2024 By Akshat Rathi In the city of Ahmedabad in western India, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May...
Rightward Shift After Election Could Limit Future EU Climate Policies June 11, 2024 By Kate Abnett A more rightward-leaning European Parliament will make it harder to pass ambitious EU climate policies, but the majority of Europe’s...