Earth Continues Streak of Record-Shattering Hot Months July 9, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Earth’s more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service...
Worsening Floods Pose Threat to US Dam Safety July 5, 2024 By Michael Phillis and John Hanna ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and...
House Collapses Into Flood-Swollen River Near Minnesota Dam Amid Storms June 28, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut and Dave Collins DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Bill to Create Landslide Insurance Program June 28, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A bill to create a state landslide insurance program for homeowners in Pennsylvania has been advanced by a House committee....
Europe Braces for Heat Following Greek Fires and Swiss Floods June 24, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman European capitals are bracing for heat wave conditions, following wildfires in Greece and flooding in Switzerland over the weekend. High...
Heat Wave Sweeps Across Midwest and Northeast, Bringing Safety Measures June 20, 2024 By John Seewer and Patrick Orsagos TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions across United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo...
Southern Germany Floods to Cost Insurers $2.6 Billion-$3.9 Billion: Verisk June 20, 2024 Estimated insured losses from flooding, which hit Southern Germany on May 15-June 5, will range from €2.4 billion (US$2.6 billion)...
The Era of Super-Wild Weather Is Already Here June 19, 2024 By Eric Roston, Eamon Farhat and Brian K. Sullivan Wildfires in Canada that burned continuously for over a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat blanketing...
On a Warming Planet, Outdoor Concerts Need a New Safety Playbook June 14, 2024 By Kendra Pierre-Louis Just before Ana Clara Benevides lost consciousness, she likely found it hard to breathe. Packed with 60,000 people in Rio...
World Meteorological Organization: Good Chance for More Record-Setting Global Temps June 7, 2024 By Don Jergler A new study on adoption of behaviors that reduce personal carbon emissions in 37 countries and territories classified as “high-emissions”...