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Climate Destruction Fuels Growing Sector of the US Economy

The cost of the climate crisis keeps going up. In terms of damage to the atmosphere and life on Earth, this may seem obvious. But the overall price tag of global warming has long been the subject of debate. Now, …

New York Begins Drying Out After Being Stunned and Soaked by Record-Breaking Rainfall

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered …

Wildfires Can Make Your California Red Taste Like an Ashtray. These Scientists Want to Stop that

ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America`s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling …

Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Wildfires, Storms More Common

NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says. …

In a State Used to Hurricanes and Flooding, Louisiana Is Battling an Unprecedented Wildfire Season

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities often challenged by flooding and hurricanes this time of year, firefighters instead are fending off 300-foot-tall (91.44 meters) blazes during …

Calif. Lawsuit Says Oil Giants Deceived Public on Climate, Seeks Funds for Storm Damage

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and wildfires …

As Climate Risks Increase, New York Could Require Flood Disclosures in Home Sales

HIGHLAND FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Alan Oligario`s home is prone to flooding — and he wishes someone had told him before he bought it. His initial flood came in the first year after he bought the house in Highland Falls, …

US Sets Record for Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in a Year, with 4 Months to Go

The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia`s watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. And there`s still four months to go on what`s …

Florida Fishing Village Hopes to Maintain its Charm After Being Walloped by Idalia

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This remote seaside enclave known as “Florida’s Last Frontier” took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck the state`s west coast as a Category 3 storm last week. The damage left behind …

How Much Carbon Damage Would Cost Corporations If They Paid For Emissions

The world’s corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for it, according to a study by economists of nearly 15,000 public companies. The “corporate carbon …