Severe Storms & Flooding
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AccuWeather Predicts Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season
Meteorologists at commercial weather service AccuWeather are forecasting the fifth straight above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with a projection of 14 to 18 tropical storms ... -
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Polar Ice Melt Sped Up Six-Fold from 1990s to 2010s
Polar ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica are melting six times faster than they were in the 1990s, putting them on track with the ... -
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Benefits of Telecommuting May Outlast Virus Outbreak
Work-from-home policies being implemented around the world in an urgent effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 could create a significant long-term boost to ... -
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Quebec to Double Climate Spending Through 2026, But Details Still to Follow
The Quebec government released a budget yesterday that doubles spending on climate change to C$6.2 billion over six years, beginning in 2021, using surplus ... -
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Climate Gentrification Threatens Miami Neighbourhood
The impoverished but vibrant neighbourhood of Little Haiti in Miami is falling prey to the forces of climate gentrification, as wealthy Floridians begin fleeing ... -
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Bahamas Fights to Rebuild after Devastating Hurricanes
Six months after Hurricane Dorian came roaring ashore in the Bahamas, locals are still struggling to repair their own shattered lives, depending on each ... -
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Coastal Cities Must Fight or Flee as Global Waters Rise
With global sea levels expected to rise an average of one to four feet by 2100, cities like San Francisco, Manila, and Boston are ... -
UK May Pay Farmers to Store Floodwaters on Their Land
The Boris Johnson government’s new environment secretary is suggesting the UK pay farmers to store water on their property to protect nearby communities from ... -
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Alberta Delays Report Showing Warming, Climate Impacts Above Global Average
The Alberta government dragged its feet for six months before releasing a report it previously commissioned from climate scientists Katharine Hayhoe and Anne Stoner ... -
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Devastating Locust Swarms Tied to Climate Change
Devastating locust swarms in East Africa are being linked to climate change-driven cyclones, while response to the crisis is being stymied and the threat ... -
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Windsor Aims for Deep Energy Retrofits in 80% of Homes by 2041
The City of Windsor is closer to adopting a deep retrofit program to slash energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in 80% of its ... -
‘Rip-Roaring’ Bomb Cyclone Pushes Flight from New York to London Two Hours Early
A record-fast flight that travelled from New York to London in just four hours and 56 minutes, arriving nearly two hours ahead of schedule, ... -
‘Absolute Welcome Disruption’ as Torrential Rains Help Quell Australian Bushfires
Hot, dry, windy conditions in the Australian state of New South Wales have given way to torrential rains that have reduced the number of ... -
Updated Climate Risk Plan Will Withdraw Disaster Aid for New Homes in Flood Plains
Canadians building or buying new homes in areas at high risk for flooding will no longer have access to federal disaster relief under a ... -
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Conservative U.S. States Take Tentative Steps, But Won’t Call it Climate Action
Across major swaths of the United States, legislators in some of the country’s most conservative enclaves are making tentative moves to take action on ...
