Trump administration presses cities to evict homeowners from flood zones VIEW
WASHINGTON — The federal government is giving local officials nationwide a painful choice: Agree to use eminent domain to force people out of flood-prone homes,...
Red States Brace for Disasters Of Climate, but Won’t Name It
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is about to distribute billions of dollars to coastal states mainly in the South to help steel them against natural...
California bans insurers from dropping policies made riskier by climate change
California’s wildfires have grown so costly and damaging that insurance companies — a homeowner’s last hope when disaster strikes — have increasingly been canceling people’s...
Canada tries a forceful message for flood victims: Live someplace else VIEW
Unlike the U.S., which will repeatedly help pay for people to rebuild in place, Canada has responded to the escalating costs of climate change by...
The food supply is at dire risk and there's little time to address the threat, U.N. experts say
More than 10% of the world’s population remains undernourished, and food shortages could lead to an increase in cross-border migration.
‘Toxic stew’ stirred up by disasters poses long-term health danger, new findings show
New research shows that the extreme weather and fires of recent years, similar to the flooding that has struck Louisiana and the Midwest, may be...