Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt
Late winter and early spring have been marked by wild weather sweeping large parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages.
Late winter and early spring have been marked by wild weather sweeping large parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages.
Economics & Business
Sep 5, 2024
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Tens of millions of women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa will experience catastrophic levels of intimate partner violence because the world is failing to make progress on the climate crisis, according to new projections ...
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2024
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Climate change is fueling more severe storms and floods, droughts and fires, and communities around the world are grappling with how to prepare. Emergency managers regularly meet to examine possible disasters and discuss ...
Environment
Sep 5, 2024
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Severe weather costs the global economy billions of dollars a year, highlighting the costs of climate change and the value of mitigating extreme weather, according to a new analysis of weather and economic data.
Economics & Business
Sep 4, 2024
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The latest consumer inflation report indicates that grocery prices have stabilized, yet the perception of high food costs lingers for many.
Economics & Business
Sep 4, 2024
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Education is key to empowering young people to respond to climate change. It's something that will reach into every aspect of their lives in complex ways. However, the national curriculum largely confines climate change to ...
Education
Sep 4, 2024
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Swaths of China logged the hottest August on record last month, the weather service said, as Japanese authorities announced that this summer had been the joint warmest since records began.
Environment
Sep 2, 2024
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Droughts, fires, and floods can have devastating consequences for farmers' mental health.
Environment
Sep 2, 2024
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One woman has died, schools have been shuttered and tens of thousands of people were without power Monday, as wild storms lashed Australia.
Environment
Sep 2, 2024
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New research by an international team of climate experts shows intense, localized, heavy bursts of rainfall can be caused by a rapid rise of air through clouds and proves that these rises in air can be forecast. The team ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2024
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