‘Bluelining’ leaves climate-vulnerable communities without home insurance
Insurers are pulling out of areas prone to climate risk — even as they insure the fossil fuel companies contributing ...
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Climate resilience is a matter of national security
By prioritizing resilience, Florida can safeguard the military readiness capabilities its bases provide the country.
US Senate panel divided over climate as cause of rising insurance premiums
As Florida faces an increased threat of hurricanes, heat waves and flooding, insurers have dropped plans or raised prices
Florida expert stresses vigilance, compassion this hurricane season
NOAA predicts between 17 and 25 named storms this summer and fall, with eight to 13 achieving hurricane status.
Before the next storm: building health care resilience
Health care systems are being strained by natural disasters and heat waves, which are predicted to worsen in the coming ...
As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
Sponge cities use innovative designs to reduce and slow runoff, while letting certain places flood safely during extreme weather.
Property insurance isn’t just a Florida problem anymore. Congress needs to help
One in 13 homeowners across the US is uninsured, according to a recent study by the Consumer Federation of America.
Houston’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate
Global warming leads to increasing precipitation and more intense downpours, and increased flood potential.
Empowering women in climate-vulnerable areas: The founder of Project Alianza discusses the nonprofit’s work in Central America
Project Alianza is working to close the education gap for children in rural Central American communities.
Estimated 2.5 million people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters in 2023 tell a story of recovery in US and who is vulnerable
People with the fewest resources, as well as those who have disabilities or have been marginalized, were most likely to ...
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