Japan Firms Have Done Little to Build Resilience Against Increasing Floods: Reuters Poll January 17, 2020 By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa Japanese companies have contingency plans for the floods that increasingly drench this island nation, but most have done little to...
Severe Storms Expected to Bring Relief, New Risks to Bushfire-Stricken Australia January 15, 2020 By Lidia Kelly Severe storms are expected to bring some relief in the coming days from huge bushfires scorching Australia but the heavy...
World Economic Forum Sounds Alarms About Climate Change Risks January 15, 2020 By Jill Ward The World Economic Forum is sounding alarm bells on climate change, with environmental risks occupying the group’s top five long-term...
Climate Scientists Warn that Australia’s Bushfires Could Become the New Normal January 14, 2020 By Matthew Green Bushfires ravaging Australia have provided a foretaste of the kinds of conditions that could become normal unless the world moves...
Australia’s Bushfires Could Surpass 2009’s Costly Season; Analysts, Insurers Comment January 10, 2020 By L.S. Howard Australia’s bushfire season has months to run and could easily surpass the most costly fire season, 2009’s Black Saturday fires...
Earth Is Hotter Than at Any Time Since Start of Industrial Revolution: Report January 10, 2020 By Jonathan Tirone The last five years on Earth have been hotter than at any time since the industrial revolution kicked off almost...
Australians Evacuate Their Homes as Soaring Temperatures, Winds Fan Bushfires January 10, 2020 By Colin Packham and Swati Pandey Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as...
New York Governor Lays out Aggressive Climate Change Plan January 9, 2020 By Don Jergler New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing an aggressive climate change-fighting campaign for his state that includes a $3-billion bond...
Insurance Industry Calls for Action to Mitigate Climate Risk as Australia Bushfires Widen January 8, 2020 By Emily Cadman As the devastation from Australia’s bushfires widens, the insurance industry is calling for concerted action to mitigate the impact of...
Update: Australia’s Firefighters Take Advantage of Cooler Weather to Help Quell Wildfires January 7, 2020 By Jason Gale Firefighters are taking advantage of cooler weather to quell southeastern Australia’s wildfires that have killed at least 24 people and...