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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Rising sea levels, climbing global temperatures, and extreme weather conditions have scientists concerned about the fate of the world's landmarks. </li><li>A group of researchers recently developed a Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) that helps determine which World Heritage Sites face the most precarious future.</li><li>Landmarks that are in danger include the Great Barrier Reef, Statue of Liberty, and the entire city of Venice, Italy.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more.</a></li></ul>Less than a year ago, the United Nations <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-un-has-warned-that-we-only-have-12-years-to-curb-climate-change-2018-10">made some scary predictions</a> about our planet's future. If global temperatures <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ipcc-climate-change-report-why-2-degree-warming-is-dangerous-2018-10">rose to 2 degrees Celsius</a> above pre-industrial levels, they said, the world could experience "irreversible" damage, including the collapse of coral reefs, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/geoengineering-ice-sheets-prevent-ice-sheet-collapse-2018-9">fall of ice sheets in Antarctica</a>, and the forced retreat of coastal cities.That catastrophic scenario would be years away, but we already have some insight into how it might affect our world's most precious landmarks. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-will-hit-these-9-countries-especially-hard-2019-7">The climate crisis is inherently unfair. These 9 countries will get hit especially hard as the globe heats up.</a>Many World Heritage Sites - landmarks that have been determined to have major significance for humanity - have sustained recent damage from floods, wildfires, and rising sea levels. Researchers from James Cook University and the Union of Concerned Scientists believe that <a href="https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/867054/Climate-Vulnerability-Index-flyer_web2.pdf">climate change is now the fastest-growing global threat</a> to these properties. To figure out which sites face the most precarious future, the researchers developed a <a href="https://cvi-heritage.org/">Climate Vulnerability Index</a> (CVI) that considers how climate change might diminish the value of a World Heritage Site and impact its surrounding community.Take a look at the landmarks that are in danger.

Venice, the Great Barrier Reef, and other World Heritage Sites are threatened by rising seas, massive storms, and extreme heat. Take a look at the damage.

<ul><li>India dropped seven spots to 102 in the global hunger index over the last decade, thanks to <keyword id="6361617" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="climate-change">climate change</keyword> and economic slowdown. </li><li>India’s rank improved to 102 from 103 last year — lowest among the South Asian countries. </li><li>According to the report, merely 10% of Indian infants are provided minimum acceptable diet. </li><li>Globally, at least one in every three children under five years of age is undernourished or overweight, <keyword id="56000" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="UNICEF">UNICEF</keyword> said.</li></ul>Climate change and economic slowdown is hurting the most vulnerable of its citizens--infants. India dropped seven spots to 102 in the Global Hunger Index over the last decade. <keyword id="108578" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="International-Food-Policy-Research-Institute">International Food Policy Research Institute</keyword> which comes out with the index has marked India as ‘serious’. According to the report, merely 10% of Indian infants are provided with minimum acceptable diet. It also shows that infants and children below the age of five suffer the most. The index takes into account parameters like mortality rate and inadequate height and weight. India’s rank is the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-falls-to-102-in-hunger-index-8-ranks-below-pakistan/articleshow/71606116.cms?from=mdr">lowest</a> amongst all South Asian countries and even Pakistan -- which crawled up to 94th place. “India’s child wasting rate is extremely high at 20.8%, the highest for any country in this report,” the <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-takes-the-low-rung-ranked-102-in-hunger-index-of-117-countries-119101501494_1.html">report</a> said.The states of Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra have the maximum share in wasting percentage, said the National Family Health Survey of 2015-16. Globally, at least one in every three children under five years of age is either undernourished or overweight, UNICEF said. Children were eating too little of the food they need and too much of what they don't need. It added that "poor diets are now the main risk factor for the global burden of disease", Efe news said. The top spots in the GHI include countries like Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba and Kuwait. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/a-third-of-indian-children-will-be-stunted-by-2022-thanks-to-malnutrition/articleshow/69986703.cms">A third of Indian children will be stunted by 2022, thanks to malnutrition</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-left-out-women-from-its-largest-child-nutrition-program-study/articleshow/68201093.cms">India left out women from its largest child nutrition program: Study</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/poor-diet-obesity-and-climate-change-strongly-linked-lancet-report/articleshow/67722970.cms">Climate change, obesity, and malnutrition are strongly linked: Lancet report</a>

Indian economic slowdown is leaving its infants hungry as only 10% are given acceptable diet

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Pakistani writer is warning the international community after deadly flooding in the country.</li><li>"You can call these people climate refugees. Remember that phrase," Fatima Bhutto <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/03/opinion/environment/floods-in-pakistan-climate-change.html">wrote</a> in The New York Times.</li></ul>A Pakistani writer is warning the international community about climate change after deadly floods submerged a third of the country, causing millions of people to be displaced. In an op-ed for The New York Times, Fatima Bhutto <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/03/opinion/environment/floods-in-pakistan-climate-change.html">wrote</a> climate change likely played a role in the heavy rains."So you can call these people climate refugees. Remember that phrase. Your country will have them, too," she said. For two months, Pakistan has endured <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pakistan-sees-climate-change-fueled-floods-barely-contributes-global-emissions-2022-8">torrential rains</a> that caused the country's worst flooding in more than a decade. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/videos-photos-pakistan-floods-killed-1000-monsoon-humanitarian-crisis-disaster-2022-8">floodwaters</a> swept away entire buildings, devastated crops, and killed over 1,100 people. An area about the size of Colorado is now submerged in water, according to Sherry Rehman, the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/un-issues-flash-appeal-160-million-help-pakistan-with-floods-2022-08-30/">country's climate minister.</a> Officials estimate that more than <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/asia/pakistan-flooding-climate-minister-intl-hnk/index.html">33 million Pakistanis</a> — one in seven people in the country — have been impacted by the monsoon rains. On August 29, Rehman <a href="https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1564259863508799498">tweeted</a> that one town in Sindh saw 67 inches of rain in one day: "Unheard of, anywhere," the minister said. <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/pakistan">According to Our World in Data</a>, the country produces <a href="https://www.unep.org/gan/news/press-release/pakistan-develop-national-adaptation-plan-climate-change">less than 1%</a> of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet is experiencing some of the worst effects of climate change.Pakistan was ranked in the top 10 most vulnerable countries to climate change in the 2021 <a href="https://www.germanwatch.org/en/19777">Global Climate Risk Index</a>.

Pakistani writer gives dire warning to international community following deadly flooding: 'You can call these people climate refugees... Your country will have them too.'

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Wikipedia CommonsVentura, California.</div></div></div><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tropical-storm-harvey-hurricane-updates-map-texas-where-landfall-damage-2017-8">Hurricane Harvey</a> pummeled Houston and New Orleans last week, and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-irma-strength-category-forecast-updates-2017-9">Hurricane Irma could hit</a> Miami and other cities near the US southern coast this weekend. Meanwhile, officials in cities across the American West have been <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/09/wildfires-rage-across-the-american-west/538977/">trying to tame massive wildfires</a> in recent weeks.And then there are the everyday disasters that plague many American cities, like poverty, unsanitary water, substandard education, and inequality. <a href="http://unsdsn.org/">The United Nations' Sustainable Development Solutions Network</a> (SDSN), a cluster of research center and universities, analyzed which places may be better off than others in the face of a range of disasters. The SDSN's recently-published <a href="http://unsdsn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/US-Cities-SDG-Index-2017.pdf">2017 US Cities Sustainable Development Goals Index</a> pinpoints the US metro regions least vulnerable to everyday issues as well as climate risks, like sea level rise, mega-storms, and heat waves. Using public data and surveys for the 100 largest metro areas, it analyzed 49 indicators across several factors, including poverty, health and well-being, education, clean water and sanitation, social equality, affordable and clean energy, work and economic growth, climate action, and justice.The 10 metro regions that scored the highest are below.

The 10 spots in the US that are most prepared for disaster

<ul><li>Earlier today, India’s Prime Minister — Narendra Modi — issued a statement reiterating India’s commitment towards the welfare of the planet observing <keyword id="6453991" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Earth-Day">Earth Day</keyword>. </li><li>While global warming in India remains within the two degree Celsius mark as per the Copenhagen agreement, it’s beyond the 1.5 degree Celsius limit set by the <keyword id="3087299" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-agreement">Paris Agreement</keyword>. </li><li>Between 1998 and 2017, India saw $79.5 billion (₹5.5 trillion) in economic losses due to climate change according to the United Nations. </li></ul>On Earth Day in 2016, India — along with 173 other countries — signed the Paris Agreement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference with a promise to limit the global warming temperature increase, at most, to 1.5 degrees Celsius. And, as India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1570941">issued</a> his statement for Earth Day, it was hard not to notice that India’s already reached the two degrees Celsius mark. <div type="ExtQuote" text="Today on Earth Day, we bow in reverence to Mother Earth. For years, this great planet has been home to phenomenal diversity. Today we also reiterate our commitment to work towards the well-being of our planet, focus on sustainable development and mitigating climate change." auname="Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s, message on Earth Day"></div>

 Reaching the two degree mark isn’t the worst news since it’s still compatible with the 2009 Copenhagen goal. In fact, most countries are worse off having hit a three, four and, in some cases, even a five degrees Celsius increase in temperatures since the industrial era. <div type="image" title="climateactiontracker" msid="68998103" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;India is better off than most countries around the world with respect to its pledges and targets as per the climate change&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 In April last year, India and at least 170 other countries reiterated their commitment towards climate change in London by signing an <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/shipping-industry-joins-effort-to-tackle-climate-change/articleshow/63779431.cms?from=mdr">agreement</a> that states that stakeholders must reduce carbon dioxide emissions by at least 50% from shipping by 2050, based on 2008 emission levels. India manages to <a href="https://www.germanwatch.org/en/16046">rank</a> 14th on the Global Climate Risk Index. But despite its progress, India is among the countries <a href="http://web.worldbank.org/archive/website01291/WEB/0__CO-78.HTM">most vulnerable</a> to climate change according to the World Bank. It’s no secret that India’s already facing a warming climate, witnessing a decline in monsoon rain since the 1950s. Extended droughts and incidents of unexpected heavy rainfall are also more frequent. Between 1998 and 2017, India saw $79.5 billion (₹5.5 trillion) in economic losses due to climate change <a href="https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications/61119">according</a> to the United Nations. India’s been making progress but there are still reasons to worry:

Three years since the Paris Agreement, here’s where India stands on Earth Day

Climate change is real, and it's coming. But we're all going to be affected in different ways. How will your country fare?
The folks at Eco Experts put together a great infographic based on data from the <a href="http://index.gain.org/">Notre Dame Global Adaptation (ND-Gain) Index</a>, an annual ranking of which countries are best poised to adapt to a warming world.
While the maps provide a great zoomed-out perspective of what's going to happen globally as the earth warms, there are a few caveats to keep in mind when checking it out, however:
First, these maps are based on country rankings, not comprehensive evaluations of each country. In other words, the best-ranked countries are only as great as they seem compared to the countries that are performing less well.
Additionally, the ranking looks only at the level of entire countries. All of the state-specific, region-specific, or city-specific data gets somewhat lost in this zoomed out perspective.
Take the United States, for example. It gets a green-light on this map. But what about specific parts of the US that aren't as well-equipped to handle climate change as the country might be on average? Miami Beach, Florida, for instance, is poised to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/map-of-miami-when-sea-levels-rise-2014-4">see sea levels rise between 6-7 feet by the end of the century</a>; most of the city is less than 10 feet above sea level. Multiple parts of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-city-climate-change-risk-2014-11">New York City are similarly vulnerable to climate change</a>.
Thankfully, the US as a whole has the infrastructure to adapt; the government can force people in coastal cities like Miami Beach to move inland; we can also build new airports and transit hubs closer to the center of the country. And the map reflects countries' abilities to do just that.
Here's the graphic in its entirety:
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The Countries Most Likely To Survive Climate Change In One Infographic

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Vanguard announced on Wednesday it's pulling out of an initiative to fight climate change.</li><li>It said that its involvement in the initiative sparked "confusion" among its investors.</li></ul>The world's biggest mutual fund manager is pulling out of an initiative to combat the climate crisis. It could throw a wrench in President Joe Biden's plan to protect Americans' savings.On Wednesday, Vanguard Group Inc. <a href="https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/corporatesite/us/en/corp/articles/update-on-nzam-engagement.html">announced</a> it would no longer be a part of the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, which was created in 2020 and currently has 291 firms involved in the efforts to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.Vanguard wrote in a <a href="https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/corporatesite/us/en/corp/articles/update-on-nzam-engagement.html">corporate statement</a> that climate change "will have far-reaching economic consequences for companies, financial markets, and investors, presenting a clear example of a material and multifaceted financial risk," and as a result, it joined NZAM in 2021. However, it said that doing so stimulated "confusion about the views of individual investment firms.""Therefore, after a considerable period of review, we have decided to withdraw from NZAM so that we can provide the clarity our investors desire about the role of index funds and about how we think about material risks, including climate-related risks—and to make clear that Vanguard speaks independently on matters of importance to our investors," it said.As Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-climate-change-crisis-protect-savings-retirements-pensions-banks-economy-2021-10">previously reported</a>, Biden last year released a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-climate-change-crisis-protect-savings-retirements-pensions-banks-economy-2021-10">report</a> that focused on mitigating the financial risks climate change puts on people's retirements, pensions, savings, and more. When it comes to investments, Wall Street financial models rely on a stable climate when making decisions, and there are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-climate-change-crisis-protect-retirement-savings-2-main-risks-2021-11">two risks</a> they need to evaluate: physical risks, which refer to extreme weather that could impact infrastructure and private investments, and transition risks, which refer to costs incurred during the shift away from carbon-focused economies.The purpose of the report was to outline a whole-of-government approach to make the US financial system more resilient to the climate crisis, and getting major corporations and financial firms involved was key. While Vanguard maintained in its statement that it will continue to help investors "navigate the risks that climate change can pose," Al Gore — a former US Vice President and staunch climate advocate — criticized the decision on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-08/al-gore-rips-into-vanguard-after-defection-from-climate-group?leadSource=uverify%20wall">per</a> Bloomberg."It's an irresponsible and shortsighted decision," he said.However, Republicans have plans to increase oversight over Wall Street firms that are assessing climate change and prioritizing environmental, social and governance causes, known as ESG. "My view is that ESG investing is a cancer within our capital markets," GOP Rep. Garland Barr <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/02/esg-investing-republicans-midterms/">told</a> The Washington Post. "It is a fraud on American investors." Still, the world is making some progress toward fighting the financial risks of climate crisis. The COP27 climate summit brought world leaders together in Egypt to tackle climate issues last month, and negotiators from nearly 200 countries <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/climate/un-climate-damage-cop27.html">agreed</a> to establish a fund that would help the most vulnerable countries recover from negative climate impacts, like pollution, caused by rich countries.

Vanguard's decision to leave the world's biggest climate-finance group could impede Biden's plan to protect Americans' savings from the climate crisis

<ul class="summary-list"><li>New tools from Realtor.com allow users to view a home's vulnerability to heat, wind, and air quality.</li><li>The tools let homeowners and buyers view risks today and projected impacts over the next 30 years. </li></ul>The impact of the climate crisis looks different for every homeowner.Realtor.com has unveiled a set of climate risk tools that homeowners and homebuyers alike can use to learn the specific climate risks of a property. The tools, called Heat Factor, Wind Factor, and Air Factor, are available starting Wednesday and can map out a neighborhood's risks of above-normal days on the heat index, chances of experiencing wind gusts over 50 mph, and days of poor air quality.The tools also show the projected increase in these events over the next 30 years. More than 40% of US homes, valued at a combined $20 trillion, are vulnerable to extreme heat, wind, and poor air quality, according to a Realtor.com analysis.<div type="image" title="A Realtor.com map of the Santa Clara, California area and its risk of poor air quality." height="2240" width="3920" msid="108474510" hostid="261" sizebytes="644472"></div>The new tools come as climate-fueled disasters intensify and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wildfires-drought-climate-change-fleeing-expensive-cities-to-dangerous-places-2023-8#:~:text=Rising%20housing%20costs%20have%20helped,disproportionately%20on%20less%20affluent%20people.">more people move into disaster-prone parts</a> of the country including Florida, California, and Texas.Homeowners in Miami hold the highest value of homes at risk for severe or extreme heat ($1.26 trillion), while San Francisco homeowners hold the highest value of homes at risk for severe air quality ($1.28 trillion), according to Realtor.com.The trends are scrambling insurance companies, which one executive told Business Insider can no longer rely on the old models they once used to predict the chances and severity of extreme weather events."Everything has been a surprise. They're in panic mode," insurance executive Oscar Seikaly said last year.Some insurance companies have pulled out of California and Florida over concerns about increasingly volatile wildfires and hurricanes, respectively. In some California towns, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-insurers-will-shape-where-people-live-climate-change-2023-7">homeowners can no longer find property insurance</a>, while the Florida condo market has ground <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-condo-owners-prices-drop-insurance-hoa-taxes-increase-2023-3">to a halt over rising insurance costs</a>. Some homeowners have given up searching for insurance entirely."It's like being on the Titanic," Bob Stephens, who couldn't find insurance for his $3 million Florida home, said last year. "You know you're going down. How are you going to stop it?"<h2>Understanding your home's climate risk</h2>Prior to releasing the heat, wind, and air quality tools, Realtor.com already provided fire and flood risks for properties based on data from First Street. First Street, a climate-risk firm, is also behind the data on extreme heat, wind, and air quality now added to listings.The firm's <a target="_blank" href="https://firststreet.org/press/first-street-releases-10th-national-risk-assessment-atrocious-air">air-quality data</a> includes two common pollutants: particulate matter, often caused by wildfire smoke, and ozone, which<a target="_blank" href="https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution-and-your-patients-health/what-ozone"> is the result of reactions</a> between other pollutants from chemical plants, tailpipes, and power plants.<div type="image" title="A property listing on Realtor.com shows the projected increase in days with poor air quality over 30 years." height="2318" width="2000" msid="108474512" hostid="261" sizebytes="77774"></div>The new risk scores will help homebuyers make an informed decision about whether to go through with a purchase, Realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale told BI.Hale added that the company has studied whether property-level climate risk data shifts homebuying decisions. The answer is complicated because people consider many different factors before buying a home. How recently a flood or fire happened in the area tends to have an impact.But affordability often trumps climate-risk calculations, she said."It is often the case that homes in areas with the greatest risk of fire also tend to be the cheapest on a per-square-foot basis," Hale said, pointing to parts of California <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/california-hotter-drier-lightning-fires-bigger-2020-8">where catastrophic wildfires are increasing</a>.Surveys show that affordability remains the top priority even as homebuyers increasingly consider climate and environmental hazards. Zillow found that 36% of millennials and 19% of Gen Z homebuyers they surveyed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-buying-homes-stress-about-climate-risk-2023-9">were considering moving to areas with climate risks</a>.Meanwhile, an <a target="_blank" href="https://investors.redfin.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1047/redfin-reports-people-are-moving-out-of-areas-with-poor-air">analysis by Redfin found</a> that about 1.2 million more homeowners and renters moved out of than into cities with high risk of poor air quality between 2021 and 2022. But more space, proximity to family, and getting a better deal on a home were the most common reasons home sellers cited for moving — not air quality. Many of the movers headed to Sun Belt states where heat, flooding, and hurricanes are more likely."I do think it's important for people to realize just how much property is at risk, especially when we've been building a lot of homes in the South and in the West that are most likely to face extreme heat risk," Hale said.

See how badly your home could be hit by heat, wind, and bad air over the next 30 years

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The climate crisis is causing a "new abnormal" characterized by more frequent and intense disasters.</li><li>How media and politicians frame extreme weather shapes how people view climate change. </li><li>More people are connecting their personal run-ins with disasters to the climate crisis.</li></ul>Let's not call the extreme heat, flooding, and wildfires upending lives around the world "the new normal."The phrase suggests the frequency and intensity of these disasters will stabilize, Anthony Leiserowitz, the director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, told Insider."We're not on a plateau," Leiserowitz, who studies <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly9lbnZpcm9ubWVudC55YWxlLmVkdS9wcm9maWxlL2xlaXNlcm93aXR6P3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlcg/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eBa1bcd91f">people's attitudes toward the climate crisis</a>, said. "We're on a roller coaster. This is the new abnormal. And it's getting worse."Phoenix on Wednesday had a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXpjZW50cmFsLmNvbS9zdG9yeS9uZXdzL2xvY2FsL3Bob2VuaXgtd2VhdGhlci8yMDIzLzA3LzE5L3Bob2VuaXgtd2VhdGhlci1yZWNvcmRzLWJyb2tlbi1kdXJpbmctaGVhdC13YXZlLzcwNDMwNTY3MDA3Lz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXI/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eB8c2f00e9">record 20 consecutive days</a> of temperatures reaching 110 degrees or beyond, and local officials <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWFyaWNvcGEuZ292L0FyY2hpdmVDZW50ZXIvVmlld0ZpbGUvSXRlbS81NjU3P3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlcg/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eB659384a9">have reported 12 heat-associated deaths</a>. Another 55 are under investigation.<div type="image" title="A billboard shows a temperature of 113 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix" height="2400" width="3600" msid="101995693" hostid="261" sizebytes="923508"></div>The problems aren't just in the US: An <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9VU19TdG9ybXdhdGNoL3N0YXR1cy8xNjgwNzAwNzY1MjY1MDcyMTI4P3JlZl9zcmM9dHdzcmMlNUV0ZnclN0N0d2NhbXAlNUV0d2VldGVtYmVkJTdDdHd0ZXJtJTVFMTY4MDcwMDc2NTI2NTA3MjEyOCU3Q3R3Z3IlNUU5ZWJhNmMxYjkxMDZhOTk4OThjNjY5M2U0Y2ZhOWU1ODkxODZiODE4JTdDdHdjb24lNUVzMV8mcmVmX3VybD1odHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vd2VhdGhlci8yMDIzLzA3LzE4L2V4dHJlbWUtaGVhdC1yZWNvcmQtbGltaXRzLWh1bWFuLXN1cnZpdmFsLyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXI/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eBdfa5d4d0">airport in Iran reported</a> this week that the heat index — <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2VhdGhlci5nb3YvYW1hL2hlYXRpbmRleD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXI/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eB875c5953">what the temperature feels like</a> when humidity is factored in — reached 152 degrees. That's much higher <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHN1LmVkdS9uZXdzL3Jlc2VhcmNoL3N0b3J5L2h1bWFucy1jYW50LWVuZHVyZS10ZW1wZXJhdHVyZXMtYW5kLWh1bWlkaXRpZXMtaGlnaC1wcmV2aW91c2x5LXRob3VnaHQvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlcg/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eBfbd25189">than what researchers have found</a> the human body can endure before becoming vulnerable to heatstroke and death.Canada's wildfire season <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2lmZmMuY2EvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlcg/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eB6d08a347">is now the country's worst on record</a>, polluting the air breathed by millions of people in North America. Vermont residents <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9zYWZlLXBsYWNlcy1mb3ItY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UtdmVybW9udC1mbG9vZHMtMjAyMy03P3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlcg/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eB725e1ee5">are recovering from a "once-in-a-hundred-year" flood for the second time in a little over a decade</a>. The ocean, which <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly9jbGltYXRlLm5hc2EuZ292L3ZpdGFsLXNpZ25zL29jZWFuLXdhcm1pbmcvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlciM6fjp0ZXh0PUNvdmVyaW5nJTIwbW9yZSUyMHRoYW4lMjA3MCUyNSUyMG9mLGhlYXQlMjBhcyUyMEVhcnRoJ3MlMjBlbnRpcmUlMjBhdG1vc3BoZXJlLg/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eB460b4811">has absorbed 90% of the planet's warming</a> from greenhouse-gas emissions, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy8yMDIzLzA3LzE3LzExODgwNDI4MDIvY2xpbWF0ZS1zY2llbnRpc3RzLWFyZS1hbGFybWVkLWJ5LXJlY29yZC13YXRlci10ZW1wZXJhdHVyZXMtb2ZmLW9mLWZsb3JpZGFzLWNvYXM_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1uZXdzbGV0dGVy/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eB66bd988a">hit alarmingly high temperatures</a> off the coast of Florida.The way the media and politicians frame these events is important because most people around the world still don't connect their own run-ins with disasters to the climate crisis, Leiserowitz said. People also tend to gradually normalize change, in what psychologists call "shifting baselines.""It's a strength and a weakness that we are able to get used to new conditions," he said.In the US, it wasn't until around 2016 that personal experiences with hot days started to shift public views of the climate crisis and break through political ideology, Leiserowitz said.In <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly9jbGltYXRlY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbi55YWxlLmVkdS9wdWJsaWNhdGlvbnMvY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UtaW4tdGhlLWFtZXJpY2FuLW1pbmQtYmVsaWVmcy1hdHRpdHVkZXMtc3ByaW5nLTIwMjMvdG9jLzQvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09bmV3c2xldHRlcg/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eBed56da09">a survey</a> conducted by Leiserowitz and his colleagues between mid-April and May 1, 44% of Americans polled agreed that they personally experienced global warming. The figure is double what it was over the past decade.Still, the climate crisis remains psychologically distant for many people. They think it will affect "polar bears or maybe developing countries but not the United States, not my state, not my community, not my friends, not my family, not me," Leiserowitz said.<div type="image" title="A woman and man canoe in a flooded Montpelier, Vermont" height="5441" width="8162" msid="101995694" hostid="261" sizebytes="2083280"></div>This has consequences for the institutions with the most power to combat the climate emergency: national governments and corporations, which reflect the people who run them. These institutions haven't acted fast enough to avert the crisis, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaXBjYy5jaC9yZXBvcnQvYXI2L3N5ci9kb3dubG9hZHMvcHJlc3MvSVBDQ19BUjZfU1lSX1ByZXNzUmVsZWFzZV9lbi5wZGY_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1uZXdzbGV0dGVy/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eB830b0f79">climate scientists say</a>. The delay isn't solely attributed to human psychology. Politics and profits also play a role.But now all three of those factors are shifting, at least to some degree, in favor of climate action, Lena Moffitt, the executive director of the environmental group Evergreen Action, told Insider."A lot of politicians and business officials see that there is an economic benefit to taking action now," she said. "The Biden administration is investing in renewable energy and in making that technology here in the US. A lot of those investments <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/click/32135166.21793/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMy8wNC8yMi9nb3AtYXR0YWNrcy1lbmVyZ3ktc3BlbmRpbmctMDAwOTMyMDQ_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1uZXdzbGV0dGVy/628bdf90094963f5ad0eef3eBeebbe68b">go to red states</a>."

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