If the trend continues, extreme weather will occur more frequently. Here’s how experts suggest you prepare.
Category: Disasters and Emergencies
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Fannie and Freddie, the Big Mortgage Backers, Face Climate Risks
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac know increasing floods and wildfires are a problem. Dealing with them, however, would require trade-offs.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Humor to Counter Despair’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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A Loss and Damage Fund Is Taking Shape at COP Climate Talks
The U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan has cleared the for way aid to flow when lower-income countries are hit.
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U.S. Races to Replace IV Fluid Supplies After Hurricane Helene
Officials are looking to foreign sources to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients.
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Small Business Administration Will Soon Exhaust Disaster Loan Funds
The agency has less than $100 million for new loans, according to officials, while Hurricane Milton is headed toward Florida and after Hurricane Helene devastated much of the Southeast.
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Hurricane Helene Deaths Will Continue for Years, Study Suggests
Research on hundreds of tropical storms finds that mortality keeps rising for more than a decade afterward, for reasons you might not expect.
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Is There a Future in the Doomsday Economy?
With Fortitude Ranch, the entrepreneur Drew Miller is betting on franchised timeshares for people who are worried about the end of the world.
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Is There a Future in the Doomsday Economy?
With Fortitude Ranch, the entrepreneur Drew Miller is betting on franchised timeshares for people who are worried about the end of the world.
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Dilemma on Wall Street: Short-Term Gain or Climate Benefit?
Portfolio managers have conflicting incentives as the economic and financial risks from climate change become more apparent but remain imprecise.