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Insuring your home in Colorado can cost $40,000 as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on the market, one insurance CEO said
Insurance CEO Oscar Seikaly said $7,000 premiums are now $40,000 in Aspen, Colorado. "Everybody wil…
Dan Latu
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Indian heatwaves could soon break 'survivability limit', cause 3.4 crore job losses
We saw eight times as many heatwaves this year than usual and five times as many thunderstorms. So …
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Climate change spiking ground-ozone levels, could lead to higher heart attack and stroke risk
Ground-level ozone is one of the byproducts released when UV radiation burns through nitrogen dioxi…
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We watched 1,000 TikToks in one sitting. The algorithm served up a shocking number of ads, rivaling network TV.
Ads are inescapable on TikTok, especially after it introduced affiliate content and direct links to…
Sebastian Cahill,Hannah Getah…
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While 62% Indian businesses admit sustainable strategies can be profitable, only 7% actually reap its benefits
About 60% of the respondents explained that they incorporated sustainable strategies into their pra…
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Visit these popular tourist traps before they succumb to climate change
Most of these places are severely threatened by rising ocean levels that stand to erase large swath…
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50 years back, the largest oil company made exceptional climate change predictions (and then spent decades being a denier)
Exxon has been known for conducting vigorous campaigns to disprove global warming in the past. Howe…
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Climate change is causing bacteria to move north, causing more 'flesh-eating' infections
Infections with a sea-borne bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, are on the rise in the US as ocean waters …
Andrea Michelson
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Florida's climate exodus has already begun — and it's only going to get worse
Florida is the canary in the coal mine of climate change. Long-time residents are already fleeing, …
Jake Bittle
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Rising inequality risks regional collapse, climate catastrophe: Scientists
The book builds on the common mantra from social movements calling for "Systems Change Not Climate …
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Europe's mightiest river is drying up amid a record heatwave, causing shipping issues and deepening the continent's energy woes
Germany's weather service issued heat warnings for almost all the country on Tuesday as temperature…
Grace Dean
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I was laid off from Lyft and it left me shocked but relieved. I used my severance money to rebound quickly here's how.
Ziwei Li's severance package presented a unique opportunity to pursue her dream after she was laid …
Robin Madell
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Hundreds of the world's smallest penguins are washing up dead on New Zealand's shores. An expert says it's the third 'mass death' event in 10 years.
Many of the penguins had starved to death, and it's because climate change made ocean waters too ho…
Waiyee Yip
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IBM believes its new weather forecasting system can mitigate shocks from climate change
Climate change isn’t only crippling the planet but also cost the world nearly $225 billion in 2018 …
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A shocking image from space shows a record 5 tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin at the same time
The satellite image also shows smoke swirling across the US from wildfires in California, Oregon, a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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OPINION: Only One Earth—As Assam continues to suffer, why did we stop caring? Lessons for World Environment Day 2022
The floods of May 2022 affected more than 1.7 million lives in Assam, which witnesses immense destr…
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At the first in-person gathering in two years, world leaders at Davos flag problems that the pandemic worsened
The Davos conference was met with talks about where the world is heading amid inflation, worries of…
Catherine Boudreau
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Shocking pictures of extreme natural disasters in 2019 that reminded the world that climate change is for real
Climate Change isn’t a new concept. Several studies have warned about the threat. But 2019 is the y…
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Greenhouse gas, sea level rise and ocean heat set new records for climate change in 2021
The WMO State of the Global Climate in 2021 report confirmed that the past seven years have been th…
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing an environmental crisis, and experts say it could take years to fully realize the impact
The invasion could bring short-term environmental emergencies but also weaken environmental governa…