Many innocent lives were lost to tragic events in China in the past month. So far we haven’t learned a single name of any of them from China’s government or […]
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Back to news homeThe Hidden Cost of Rebuilding After a Flood
When rising floodwater surrounded her home the morning of July 29, Carolyn Combs felt a sense of déjà vu. The year before, floodwater had filled the first floor of her […]
In New Mexico, Trying to Capitalize on Natural Beauty as Climate Change Disrupts It
The Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon fires started in April, after the U.S. Forest Service conducted what was supposed to have been a controlled burn to thin the dense undergrowth. […]
Climate Change Has Some Retirees Rethinking Where to Live
These health-related dangers are certain to increase as rising sea levels coincide with the growing elderly population along the coasts, Dr. Hauer said.In an analysis of all coastal counties in […]
Rising Homeowners’ Insurance Premiums Are Squeezing Retirees
“Building materials themselves are lending them to more catastrophic losses,” said Jared Carillo, director of foundation accounts at SmithBrothers, an insurance brokerage in Connecticut. Materials used in construction today include […]
Millburn Businesses Open Up Again After Hurricane Ida
MILLBURN, N.J. — To survive the pandemic’s waves, Kevin Cao, the owner of Thai House Restaurant, halted dine-in service, cut five staff members and kept his drunken noodles, pad thai […]
Flooding Death Toll in China Rises Sharply
The number of people who died in recent floods in central China has increased dramatically to 302, officials said on Monday, more than tripling the previously reported total and raising […]
After the Floods, China Found a Target for Its Pain: Foreign Media
After extreme flooding in central China last week destroyed homes, engulfed subways and killed at least 73, the ruling Communist Party found a convenient outlet for the public’s pent-up emotions: […]
As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must.
China’s breakneck growth over the last four decades erected soaring cities where there had been hamlets and farmland. The cities lured factories, and the factories lured workers. The boom lifted […]
Climate Crisis Turns World’s Subways Into Flood Zones
Follow our live coverage of extreme weather and climate change.Terrified passengers trapped in flooded subway cars in Zhengzhou, China. Water cascading down stairways into the London Underground. A woman wading […]