Tag: extreme weather

Insurance Rates Are Soaring for US Homeowners in Climate Danger Zones

The First Street Foundation study points out that insurers could offer discounts to homeowners who take steps to fortify their homes, which would help...

Someone Has to Deliver Your Packages in This Scorching Heat

FedEx spokesperson Adam Snyder says the company reminds contractors to closely monitor working conditions. “We encourage our team members and service providers across FedEx...

Deadly Heat Threatens the Well-Being of 1 Billion People in India

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.A year ago, extreme heat waves in India killed dozens of...

Can Hamburger Buns Save Your Pipes from Freezing?

So, imagine this steel container is instead the water line going into your house. (Unless you collect rainwater or make water from hydrogen and...

Climate Risk Threatens Agricultural Profitability, But Lenders Can Help

By Maggie Monast, director of working lands at Environmental Defense Fund CRAIG, MISSOURI: Floodwater surrounds a farm on March...

Why Derechos Are So Devilishly Difficult to Predict

At 8:30 am on Monday, Mark Licht was sitting in his home outside of Ames, Iowa, on a conference call with other agronomists and...

How One Company Is Boosting Caribbean Food Security Through Climate Resilient Greenhouse Systems

When Ralph Birkhoff relocated to the Caribbean nine years ago, from his native Toronto, it did not take him long to recognise that agriculture...

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