The U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan has cleared the for way aid to flow when lower-income countries are hit.
Category: Disasters and Emergencies
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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.
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Home Insurance Is Clobbering Consumers. Yet It’s Barely Counted as Inflation.
Skyrocketing premiums are hitting homeowners hard, but they barely factor into common price measures.
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Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread
One company is going to great lengths to build it up, but it will be years before it returns to the minimum level.
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They Grow Your Berries and Peaches, but Often Lack One Item: Insurance
Farmers of fruits and vegetables say coverage has become unavailable or unaffordable as drought and floods increasingly threaten their crops.