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
The sovereign credit rating of 59 countries, including the United States, China, India, and Canada could be downgraded in the next decade without significant emissions reductions, according to a study by the
Bangladesh's medical system is being overwhelmed as it battles its worst recorded rash of dengue fever, leaving over 300 people dead. So far this year in Bangladesh, more than 63,000 people have
A bombshell new report identified more than 1,500 registered lobbyists who play “double agent,” working for the fossil fuel industry at the same time as they take a paycheck from organizations, companies,
Federal estimates for extreme precipitation events fail to account for increasingly extreme rainstorms fueled by climate change and thus dangerously underestimate Americans' vulnerability to flooding, a new report from the First Street
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
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
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
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
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
In August 2017, as wildfires raged across British Columbia, a blanket of smoke settled over the neighboring state of Washington, turning the sun blood-red and filling the air with grit and ash.
For Susan Benedict, it was a dream come true when, a few years ago, she inherited 2,000 acres of Northern Appalachian woods that surrounded her parents’ home in central Pennsylvania. The 63-year-old
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
When an unprecedented heat wave bore down on Portland, Oregon, in June 2021, Jonna Papaefthimiou, the city’s chief resilience officer, immediately thought of the city’s most vulnerable populations: older people sweltering, often
California's snowpack is the highest on record, storing 235% of the normal amount of water, the California Department of Water Resources. A parade of 17 atmospheric rivers since December have dumped more
The extraction and combustion of fossil fuels pollute the air we breathe, while the impacts of climate change could actually deprive us of something at least as elemental to life as we
American homes in flood zones are overvalued by as much as $237 billion and a correction to accurately account for risks exacerbated by climate change would disproportionately slash the value of homes
A coalition of environmental attorneys is suing Shell’s board of directors to hold them personally liable for failing to implement a sufficient strategy to transition the oil major off fossil fuels and
Climate change is exacerbating potential flooding crises at high- and low elevations, three new studies warn. Approximately 15 million people worldwide — more than half in India, Pakistan, Peru, and China —
The recent deaths of a mother and her son in a polar bear attack in Wales, Alaska, are raising concerns about the impacts of climate change on polar bear populations, with melting