Natural disasters have a way of reminding us just how unpredictable and powerful nature can be. Some events in history sound ...
The Trump administration decided this year to stop updating a federal database that tracked the cost of extreme weather, compiling an annual list of hurricanes, wildfires, and other disasters that ...
Millions of refugees, people forced to flee, and their hosts are trapped in an increasingly vicious cycle of conflict and ...
This year’s extreme weather disasters have wreaked so much destruction that they collectively eclipse the annual GDP of more ...
It's no secret that extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more expensive across the United States. This year has been no exception. Between January and June, the country experienced 14 ...
As Iran faces an unprecedented drought, the chronic incompetence of the country's officials is driving millions into a fully ...
After years of disciplined reform and painful sacrifice, Jamaica had done what few global debt specialists thought possible.
TWO DOZEN OTHER TRADE PARTNERS. WELL, NEW AT SIX. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION WILL NO LONGER TRACK THE COST OF EXTREME WEATHER DISASTERS. THE FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS IT IS RETIRING ...
(The Center Square) — U.S. senators from Arizona and Nevada have introduced legislation declaring extreme heat a major disaster. The Extreme Heat Emergency Act from Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and ...
While the impact of more frequent and costly weather disasters on the insurance industry is well known, the new report from climate risk analytics firm First Street highlights the growing risk to ...
By investing in business resiliency and disaster preparedness, companies can begin to limit the extent of the financial ...
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the ...