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A pilot program in Plymouth hopes to crack the code on insurance in coastal communities

Inflation and tariffs are scrambling rebuilding costs, and the rise in climate-driven natural disasters has contributed to a recent increase in private insurers not renewing policies.

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A super El Niño is building. Florida’s most vulnerable homes aren’t ready

A strong El Niño is raising the odds of an active winter storm season — and the Floridians most likely to die in a tornado live in aging manufactured homes the state can’t even count.

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Wildfires, permafrost melt in Canada causing even more climate change, new study shows

These climate feedback loops, where climate change triggers more greenhouse gas emissions that in turn feed into even more climate change, could add 20 to 30 per cent more warming over current estimates for this century.
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Climate change is shifting malaria hot spots in Africa

Historic data and predictions suggest cases will rise in East Africa and southern regions, while the threat may ease in West and Central Africa.
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America’s air monitors are disappearing, along with the power to expose polluters

Community air monitoring restrictions are spreading as public networks shrink, limiting how residents’ pollution data can be used in enforcement.
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AI data center pollution poses health threat, former EPA officials warn

Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.
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How California is kicking its natural gas habit

Solar and batteries matter, but they’re not the only reasons for the steep decline in gas-fired electricity.
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The Iran War is pushing global coal use to record highs

Five years after virtually every world leader agreed to “phase down” the burning of coal for climate reasons, the fuel is more widely used than ever.

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Are electric cars really bad for the environment?

Some German politicians are calling for a delay to the EU plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles, saying cars must be judged on the entire carbon footprint. But the full picture still says EVs are more climate friendly.
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Wisconsin GOP candidate is exploiting the data center backlash to hit solar and wind

Gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany flipped on data centers, outflanked his Democratic rival, and tied the issue to renewable projects he has opposed for years.

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‘Summer has shaken us’: Nepal’s flood disaster hits close to home in the shadow of a melting Mont Blanc

A Chamonix local official says his town urgently needs to prepare for the dangers of falling chunks of glacier or rock.

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