hydrological extremes
How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?
Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being stymied by high home insurance costs.
Hydro dams are struggling to handle the world’s intensifying weather
Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others—forcing managers to employ new forecasting technology and clever strategies to capitalize on what they have.
Indigenous peoples undersupported on frontline of hotter, drier, fiery world
The planet’s Indigenous peoples are valued as Earth’s best stewards, protecting forests and other ecosystems holding vast carbon stores. But governments offer insufficient aid to meet the extreme climate threats now buffeting traditional communities.
Why BC’s dikes are ticking time bombs
An FOI request reveals a lack of government action to address known risks.
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One month after the Lahaina fire, families and residents seek closure
The F.B.I. says more than 380 people remain unaccounted for. Many residents have begun to accept that their loved ones will not be coming back, and survivors wonder what comes next.
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As climate-fueled weather disasters hit more U.S. farms, the costs of insuring agriculture have skyrocketed
Critics of the federal program say it encourages more carbon-intensive farming and are calling for Congress to lower subsidies for big, wealthy producers.
America’s fire spotters aren’t ready to fade away just yet
Officials say the future of wildfire detection is cameras. But in northwest Montana, solitary humans on mountaintops still do more than machines alone can offer.
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