Baghdad heat is world’s climate change future
This city roars in the summertime. You hear the generators on every street, shaking and shuddering to keep electric fans whirring as the air seems to shimmer in the heat. Iraq Continue Reading
McKinsey Sees $4.7 Trillion in Labor Risk as Asian Climate Warms
Lethal heatwaves, droughts, floods and typhoons will become more common in Asia-Pacific, which faces more severe potential impacts from climate change than many parts of the world, according to McKinsey & Continue Reading
In a Summer of Extreme Weather, Climate Costs Remain Mysterious
How much does climate change actually cost? It’s one of the more important questions, and also one of the more difficult ones. The reason often hinges on one word: attribution. It’s one Continue Reading
Storm Season Has Third-Fastest Start in More Than a Century
Tropical Storm Dolly spun up southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, becoming the Atlantic’s fourth named storm of 2020, marking the third-fastest start to a storm season in more than a Continue Reading
Iowa derecho corn damage is massive, at 43 percent of state’s crop
Monday’s derecho across the Corn Belt and Midwest laid siege to more than 10 million acres of Iowa’s corn and soybean crop, devastating farmers and capping off what has already Continue Reading
6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election
Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs called Wednesday for a “reset” at the agency after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers Continue Reading
Oil, gas groups cite readiness for busy hurricane season amid pandemic
Highlights NOAA predicting three-five major hurricanes in 2020 season Hurricane Harvey seen as testing virtual response Washington — Major oil and gas trade groups Aug. 12 expressed confidence in their Continue Reading
Pools of Water Atop Sea Ice in the Arctic May Lead it to Melt Away Sooner Than Expected
A researcher uses a spectroradiometer to measure the amount of sunlight reflected from the surface of ice and melt ponds in the Chukchi Sea. Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen The thickening atmospheric Continue Reading
Biden locks down mainstream green groups with Sierra Club endorsement
Joe Biden has won the backing of one of the nation’s largest, oldest and most influential environmental organizations — the Sierra Club. Ramón Cruz, the Oakland-based green group’s president, said in Continue Reading
Hurricane Isaias Expected to Cost Insurers $4 Billion in U.S.
A worker looks at a fallen tree and power lines in Queens, New York, on Aug. 7. Hurricane Isaias, which left millions without power in the Northeast, is expected to Continue Reading