S&P Sees Long-Term Rating Risk to California as Home Insurers Retreat
With California’s population in decline, rising home insurance premiums threaten to intensify the exodus and further weaken state
2023-08-08 02:59
Extreme heat has killed 147 people in 5 counties, coroners report. The real number is likely much higher
The current death toll is a mere snapshot of the fatal toll this searing summer is taking. And experts say that estimate is likely far lower than the actual number of lives lost to the excruciating heat.
2023-08-08 01:49
JPMorgan ‘Trying to Lead’ In Carbon Removal, Bank Says
JPMorgan Chase & Co. made waves in May when it announced it would purchase $200 million of carbon
2023-08-07 18:54
US Considers Phased Hydrogen Tax-Credit Plan in Bid to Balance Industry, Activists
A top climate adviser to US President Joe Biden signaled the administration could phase in some requirements for
2023-08-07 17:56
Heat Wave Returns to Spain as Storm Hans Batters Nordic Region
Extreme heat is returning to southern Europe this week, with the potential for record temperatures in parts of
2023-08-07 17:20
Taliban Prepare Suicide Bombers in Water Dispute With Iran
In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face
2023-08-07 12:48
Climate change puts sovereigns at downgrade risk, study finds
By Mark John A global failure to curb carbon emissions will lead to rising debt-servicing costs for 59
2023-08-07 07:29
Saudi City of Future Enlists Dutch Help to Grow Crops in Desert
Saudi Arabia is teaming up with a Dutch greenhouse company to create “a synthetic climate” to make the
2023-08-06 13:16
Typhoon Doksuri: Alarming pictures show floods in China, Philippines
The volume of rain over the past week has broken a 140-year-old record in China.
2023-08-06 07:47
World Scout Jamboree Sees Early Pullouts Amid Deadly Korean Heat
The US, the UK and Singapore pulled out of a youth scout gathering in South Korea where hundreds
2023-08-05 16:20
What Asia's top potato chip maker learned from a huge supply shortage
What happens when Asia's biggest potato chip maker runs out of potatoes? Japanese snack brand Calbee had to learn the hard way.
2023-08-05 08:27
Summer of Heat and Fire Doesn’t Sway Republicans on Climate
Record-setting wildfires and deadly heat waves across the globe are providing the most tangible evidence of climate change
2023-08-05 04:18