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U.S. Sunbelt States Growing Population Faces Increasing Climate Hazards --study

Thu, 2024-12-19 10:41 — mike kraft

The Sunbelt’s Growing Population Faces Increasing Climate Hazards - Inside Climate News New research identified the counties in the U.S. with large and vulnerable populations exposed to heat stress, water shortages or wildfire, with most found in the southern half of the country. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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Climate change: Global heat wave hot spots outpace climate change trends

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:16 — mike kraft

Global heat wave hot spots outpace climate change trends Scientists uncover emerging warming "hot spots." Andrew Freedman Axios

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Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis, International Court of Justice told as landmark hearings begin

Mon, 2024-12-02 10:32 — mike kraft

Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis, top court told Vanuatu envoy makes claim as landmark hearing gets under way at international court of justice in The Hague The Guardian

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U.S. home insurance rates increase as climate change worsens disasters

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:21 — mike kraft

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage Insurance costs are rising quickly across much of the country. Hurricanes are part of the reason, but it’s the other perils common across the Midwest and Great Plains that complicate costs. Andrew J.

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Global climate change talks start under shadow of Trump’s views

Mon, 2024-11-11 10:54 — mike kraft

Trump’s reelection casts a shadow over the start of global climate negotiations Trump’s return to the White House raises questions about whether the country will continue working on global climate initiatives. NPR

Global climate talks started today in Baku, Azerbaijan, a major oil and gas producing country that borders Russia and Iran on the Caspian Sea.

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Climate change: Scientists warn the world is entering a new 'unpredictable' era and a global emergency

Mon, 2024-11-11 10:43 — mike kraft

Scientists warn the world is entering a new 'unpredictable' era: 'This is a global emergency beyond any doubt' "We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster." Yahoo News

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Climate change increases mold problems after hurricaines and flooding, scientists warn

Mon, 2024-11-11 10:12 — mike kraft

Scientists warn of dangerous issue cropping up weeks after hurricane devastation — here's what you need to know "When it’s damp, the likelihood of [this] increases.” Yahoo News

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Climate change is making the extreme downpours and flooding in Spain worse and more likely--study

Tue, 2024-11-05 10:35 — mike kraft

Climate change is making extreme downpours in Spain heavier and more likely, scientists say Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this week’s deluge of Valencia, according to a rapid but partial analysis Thursday by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who study global warming’s role AP News

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Climate Change Is Making Disasters Deadlier; more than half a million people killed.

Fri, 2024-11-01 11:25 — mike kraft

Two weeks before world leaders meet to debate the climate crisis, a report released on Thursday shows the 10 deadliest extreme weather events in the past two decades were made worse by burning fossil fuels.

More than half a million people around the world were killed in those disasters since 2004.

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Climate change impact warning: An unprecedented number of flood emergencies have ravaged the U.S.

Tue, 2024-10-29 10:01 — mike kraft

An unprecedented number of flood emergencies have ravaged the US. It’s a warning of what’s to come | CNN Extreme weather has thrashed the United States this year with more flood emergencies than any other year — a deadly, sobering statistic that scientists say paints a picture of the future as the planet warms. Mary Gilbert CNN

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