Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters
When Hurricane Milton hit, jails in Manatee and Pinellas counties were under mandatory evacuation orders but weren't evacuated.
Tag: wildfires
Why wildfires started by humans, cars and power lines can be more destructive and harder to contain
While climate change sets the stage for larger and more intense fires, humans are actively fanning the flames.
Itâs already official: Youâre living through the hottest year on record
According to the European Union's climate agency, 2024 is also the first year to breach a key climate threshold.
Wildfires donât just burn farmland â they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock
With the US averaging over 60,000 wildfires each year, they have clearly become a whole-of-society problem.
Wildfires can create their own weather, further spreading the flames â an atmospheric scientist explains how
Fire-produced thunderstorms are much more common than anyone realized just a few years ago.
Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years â hereâs the science
The evidence underscores the urgency of addressing the root causes of worsening wildfire activity, such as climate change.
New map reveals high wildfire risks for Florida amid heat wave
An updated online tool allows towns and counties to get a sense of their wildfire risk without having to pay ...
Dangerous heat grips the US for another record-shattering summer
About 140 million Americans were under National Weather Service extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings Wednesday.
To insure or self-insure? The question homeowners must answer amid impact of climate change
More than 6 million US homeowners donât have homeowners insurance, according to the Consumer Federation of America.
Climate change is driving an insurance crisis: Policymakers and regulators must act
Challenges in insurance markets connected to climate-related disasters are likely just a taste of whatâs to come.
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