Extreme Weather Is Forcing Insurers to Grapple With Climate Change

But some of climate change’s direct effects becoming undeniable for companies, particularly in the case of one critical industry: insurance. As natural disasters become more des ... Read More

‘Corn Sweat’ and Climate Change Bring Sweltering Weather to the Midwest

This is “a strong ridge even for midsummer” and even more so for the tail end of the season, says Andrew Taylor, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s (NWS’s) Chicago office. That strength ... Read More

EU manages record number of responses to extreme weather

The European Union has coordinated a record number of emergency responses to extreme weather this year, as climate change fuels wildfires and other disasters in Europe, the world's fastest-warming ... Read More

How extreme weather impacts power grids and the customers who rely on them

"You can see the trend, and there's an increased frequency of extreme events due to climate change," Max Zhang, an engineering professor at Cornell University, told ABC News. MORE ... Most ... Read More

Climate change fueled last year’s extreme wildfires — some more than others

Add in drought and heat waves, both of which are exacerbated by climate change, and fire weather becomes more extreme ... based climate news. Donate now, and your gift has twice the impact. Read More

Climate and Environment

The sites fight climate change and can help ... nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty. By Catrin Einhorn Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. Read More

Extreme Weather Poses a Challenge for Heat Pumps

The company has been ... climate change will take over the coming years, but the broad trends are pretty clear—including the expectations that we will see greater variability and more extreme ... Read More

How forecasts of bad weather can drive up your grocery bill

Grist reports on how economists are seeing a growing link between isolated ... "When it comes to the climate risk on food prices, people typically look at the production side. But over the last two ... Read More

Climate Change’s Profound Effects on Eggs

Eggs are survival machines, writes Jules Howard. So, what will climate change do to these adaptive life-vessels? Read More

Extreme heat takes a toll on animals and plants. What their keepers do to protect them

At the Phoenix Zoo and the Desert Botanical Garden, complex operations to keep animals and plants safe from climate change may help life in the wild. Read More

‘Society and the environment are suffering’ as climate change triples chance of extreme wildfires

It looks at those that took place between ... fire weather - characterised by hot dry conditions that make blazes more likely to ignite - has shifted significantly due to climate change. Extreme ... Read More

This superyacht hot spot for the uber-wealthy is heating up — and becoming more dangerous

However, drawing a link between climate change and more frequent or more intense ... “Global warming is intensifying all extreme weather events,” Mercalli said, “with huge costs for people ... Read More