Environment

The Climate Crisis Comes for Insurers

Tik Root / Grist Dec 19, 2024 Two congressional reports make clear that, with increasingly frequent hurricanes, floods and fires, “the model of insurance as it stands right now isn't working.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Texas Is the King of Greenhouse Emissions. It’s Also in the Path of the Climate Change Storm

Elliott Woods / Capital and Main Sep 13, 2024 With hurricanes, wildfires and droughts, every region of Texas is threatened by man-made climate change, vulnerability index shows. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Can Florida Orange Growers Survive Hurricane Season This Year?

Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist Jul 29, 2024 A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state's famed citrus industry. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Wetter Than Usual

Dave Granlund Jun 20, 2024 Dig deeper

Environment

Summer Forecast: The Wildest Weather Yet

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / Grist Jun 3, 2024 El Niño has been rough. Its departure could be even rougher. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hurricane Dorian Batters the Carolinas as It Pushes Northward

MEG KINNARD / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2019 Its 110-mph winds and storm-surge flooding causes havoc after sweeping past Florida and Georgia and leaving at least 20 dead in the Bahamas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘We Need Help’: Rescuers in Bahamas Face a Blasted Landscape

RAMON ESPINOSA, DÁNICA COTO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN / The Associated Press Sep 4, 2019 Hurricane Dorian leaves devastation "unlike anything that we've ever seen before," an official says, with many still stranded in floodwaters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Videos From Bahamas Show Devastation Left by Hurricane Dorian

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 2, 2019 The Category 5 storm was heading toward the U.S. coast late on Monday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hurricane Dorian Now a Category 3, With 10 Million in Florida in Its Path

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ELLIS RUA / The Associated Press Aug 30, 2019 It potentially could be the most powerful storm to hit the region in decades; current projections show it coming ashore late on Labor Day. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How a Hurricane-Hit Florida County Shored Up Its Voting System

By Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Nov 6, 2018 Panama City sets up a viable model amid lingering storm wreckage. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media Fails to Tell Climate Story Behind Hurricane Florence

Jim Naureckas / FAIR Sep 24, 2018 News audiences were rarely informed about the contribution of human-caused climate disruption to the devastating storm, according to a recent study. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

President, Irked by Puerto Rico Critics, Says No to Statehood

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Sep 24, 2018 Gov. Ricardo Rossello reacts by saying a political feud with San Juan's mayor shouldn't be the basis of Trump's stance on the issue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )