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Climate disasters killed 688 people and cost the US more than $145 billion last year
Not only is the climate crisis deadly and costly — a government report also found 2021 ranked as th…
Ayelet Sheffey
Climate disasters in the US broke records in 2020. Scientists may now know why: Earth was the hottest it has ever been.
2020 was likely the hottest year ever on Earth. A warming climate is linked to more intense hurrica…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
Brands like Apple and Molson Coors think a future of extreme weather and climate disasters will be profitable
In January, a London-based nonprofit called CDP, which collects information from companies about th…
Aria Bendix,Aylin Woodward
Here's how natural disasters are shaping the buy-versus-rent decision in vulnerable states like Florida
Homeowners in high-risk states face rising insurance costs, while renters get significantly less po…
Kelly Cloonan
federal emergency funds benefit richer, whiter communities, studies show
The money from the voluntary acquisition can offer beneficiaries funds that allow for relocation, b…
Ellen Cranley,Ellen Cranley
Despite mounting danger, Americans keep moving to the counties at highest risk for wildfires, floods, and droughts
Cities struggling to adapt to climate-driven extreme weather are also getting new arrivals — more p…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Recognizing the rights of climate refugees is the first step to relocating the millions of vulnerable island-nation residents who could be displaced in the next 3 decades
While Caribbean islands have some of the lowest greenhouse-gas emissions, they're the most vulnerab…
Christine Jean-Baptiste
Why the staggering costs of climate change on India are much more than monetary losses
India saw $79.5 billion in economic losses between 1998 and 2017 due to climate-change disasters, r…
Marjorie Taylor Greene, who previously said climate change is a 'scam,' is now using it as an argument to deter migrants coming into the US
Greene wants to deter migrants from the US because of climate-change fueled natural disasters. "How…
Aditi Bharade
America spent $145 billion on damaged homes after 20 climate events in 2021 — it will only get more expensive
Homeowners who live through natural disasters struggle to afford repairs, and are more likely to fa…
Alcynna Lloyd
We asked 11 climate scientists where they'd live in the US to avoid future natural disasters - here's what they said
2017 was a record year for natural disasters in the US, with 16 severe weather events causing at le…