Climate Change Forcing Children to Move
Extreme weather led to the displacement of millions of children between 2016 and 2021, the United Nations said this week, and climate change is likely to displace millions more in the coming
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Canadian Fires Twice As Likely Due To Climate Change
Climate change made the massive wildfires in Canada that choked the eastern U.S. with toxic smoke earlier this summer twice as likely, a new analysis from World Weather Attribution finds. The international
Business Owners Struggle With Climate Change
Extreme heat breaking Gulf Coast oil refineries, the hottest Atlantic ocean temperatures in 120,000 years potentially supercharging Atlantic hurricanes, and the ongoing war in Ukraine are all great news for hedge funds
On Farms, Climate Change Is Exacerbating a Mental Health Crisis
When Mike Rosmann, an Iowa farmer and psychologist, heard his phone ring on a spring morning in 2019, he knew he had to answer. In the previous four months, his state had
Climate Change Is Great … For Mosquitoes
The worst silver lining of climate change may be that it is getting too hot for mosquitoes in parts of the southern U.S. This, of course, means the number of days with
Climate Change and Finance Summit
Global leaders begin* a two-day summit in Paris today where they are, broadly speaking, seeking to remake the global financial system into a tool to fight climate change and minimize its impact
Amazon Workers Walk Over Failure To Address Climate Change
Hundreds of Amazon workers told executives to “strive harder” as they walked out in protest over the company’s failure to achieve its climate goals, an inequitable return to working in an office
Climate Change Forces State Farm Insurance To Stop Insuring New California Homes
One of the biggest car and home insurers in America will no longer offer new home insurance policies in California, citing the rising risk of wildfires and home construction costs. “The factors
Only Forty-Nine Percent Of Americans Believe In Anthropogenic Climate Change, Survey Finds
A new Ipsos poll finds less than half of the American public believe climate change is human-driven, the lowest share reported over several years of polling. Twenty-seven percent believe climate change is
Climate Change and ‘Heat Islands’ Are Killing People Of Color
Extreme heat fueled by climate change kills more people in the US than any other weather-related event each year, and those who are at the greatest risk of dying are Black and
World’s Largest Lakes Are Shrinking From Climate Change
Using satellite measurements of almost 2,000 of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs and images taken over 30 years, University of Colorado Boulder researchers found that 53 percent of the freshwater resources
Climate Change Is Making El Niños and La Niñas Worse, Costing Trillions
A new study published in the journal Science finds that the average El Niño costs the global economy around $3.4 trillion. This tab could run to $84 trillion by the end of
Italian Oil Major Knew It Was Causing Climate Change, Kept Greenwashing Anyway
Eni is usually found among the world’s top dozen richest oil companies, with an estimated market capitalization of almost $49 billion and reported profit more than $14 billion in 2021. Two Italian
The Dangers Posed By Extreme Heat Driven By Climate Change Are Becoming More Common Across The U.S.
Situated in the Sonoran Desert where temperatures have already been hitting the high 90s in April, the greater Phoenix area is the epicenter of heat-associated deaths in the U.S. Extreme heat poses
East Africa Drought Impossible Without Climate Change
Climate change makes droughts like that currently devastating East Africa at least 100 times more likely and the catastrophic humanitarian crisis there would not have happened without climate change, a new report
Flash Droughts Fueled by Climate Change
Climate change is making droughts hit harder and faster, giving farmers even less time to prepare, a study published Thursday in Science finds. In addition to the impacts on regular droughts, so-called
Child Brides Victims Of Climate Change
The catastrophic flooding that submerged one-third of Pakistan last year is driving an increase in the number of girls sold off as child brides there, Atmos reports. The increase, after child marriages
Italy Is Fighting Energy Poverty — and Climate Change
San Giovanni a Teduccio is a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Italy. Once an industrial center, today it’s home to abandoned factories that sit in ruins by the sea. But
Drought Study Finds Climate Change To Blame
In a new study published in Nature Water, authors find a warming planet is increasing the frequency, duration, and severity of drought and heavy rainfall events. “This is an observation. It’s actual
ExxonMobil Accurately Predicted Climate Change
ExxonMobil climate scientists predicted the climatic damage their product would cause with remarkable accuracy, all while the company spent huge sums of money denying and obfuscating the science of climate change, a