California leaders promise a quick rebuild, but that may put homes at risk of fire again
Reconstructing fire-ravaged neighborhoods in their former image could make residents sitting ducks for future blazes, experts ...
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Droughts rise as climate change threatens global ecosystems
The study published by scientists in the journal "Science" revealed a global increase in the number and severity of ...
Newsom uses LA fires to criticize President Trump's reversal of Biden-era climate emissions standards
Gov. Gavin Newsom is attempting to criticize President Donald Trump's environmental executive orders by pointing to the recent deadly fires in Los Angeles.
The fires consuming Los Angeles are just the beginning
You can’t even call the LA fires a warning shot. Rather, they are merely the latest episode in a rapidly unfolding story.
Here's how climate change is reshaping home insurance costs in California — and the rest of the U.S.
Even for homeowners outside of California, worsening extreme weather means higher insurance rates. In part because of ...
Economist Warns Insurance Crisis Can Break U.S. Economy
Climate change-fueled natural disasters like the L.A. fires could destabilize the entire U.S. economy, economist Gary W. Yohe wrote.
The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...
You’ll pay for the LA fires even if you don’t live near LA
The wildfires in Southern California this month, and the hurricanes in the Southeast United States late last year, could end ...
Forecasting Our Future: Here's why big snowstorms will still happen as Earth warms
Several Gulf states experienced a major snowstorm this week. Changes in global climate patterns can be connected to weird ...
Trump's Withdrawal From Climate Pact, UN Treaty Could Leave U.S. On The Sidelines
Among President Donald Trump's flurry of Jan. 20 executive orders was one promising to withdraw the US from the Paris ...
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Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
Climate scientists PolitiFact spoke to disagreed with Trump Jr. and said climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires’ size and destructiveness. Numerous studies have linked human-caused ...
What do Trump's environmental rollbacks mean for California?
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement, streamline ...