Russia warming ‘2.5 times quicker’ than global average: report
Out-of-control fires and deadly floods have hit the country nearly every year this decade Russia is warming more than twice as fast as the average for the rest of the Continue Reading
Powerful Storm System Across South and Midwest Kills at Least 14
A powerful storm system that tore across parts of the South and Midwest claimed lives and destroyed homes and businesses just as final preparations for Christmas celebrations were under way. Continue Reading
California Faces Lost Decades in Solving Drought
One of the seemingly easiest ways to expand California’s water supply would be to raise the height of the 602-foot Shasta Dam by 18.5 feet, adding the equivalent of another Continue Reading
Forget El Niño: La Niña Poised to Storm the Markets
HONG KONG—As El Niño reaches its peak this winter, investors are already bracing for its sister climate phenomenon, La Niña, to be next to upend weather patterns and potentially wreak Continue Reading
After Paris accord, most U.S. Republicans back action on climate
A majority of U.S. Republicans who had heard of the international climate deal in Paris said they support working with other countries to curb global warming and were willing to Continue Reading
Companies in South China See Silver Lining in Beijing’s Smog
The online ads sound alluring: Come to the sunny south of China and forget the smog of Beijing, they say. Enjoy the laid-back lifestyle; abandon unhealthy Beijing! As Beijing residents Continue Reading
At Crunch Time For US Drillers, Warm Weather Threatens Meltdown
Strapped for cash, Chesapeake Energy Corp canceled its traditionally grand display of holiday lights this year, but like most oil and gas drillers it is still dreaming of a white Continue Reading
Oil Refiners Find a Little Bright Spot in Europe Too Hot to Heat
Europe’s balmy weather is presenting oil refineries with such an awful market for heating fuel that tankers bringing supplies from the U.S. are doing mid-Atlantic U-turns because their cargoes aren’t Continue Reading
Oil Has a Reality Check for Those Elated by the Climate Deal
For anyone elated by the climate-change accord in Paris, the commodity markets have a reality check for you. World leaders may have vowed to wean the world from fossil fuels, Continue Reading
Record U.S. warmth brings out natural gas and heating oil bears: Kemp
El Nino has helped produce an unusually mild autumn and start to winter across the United States, sharply cutting the demand for heating and worsening the glut in supplies of Continue Reading