Resilience
Women riding on back of rescue worker in flooded street outside home

Kerr County was among dozens of Texas communities to turn down state flood money, saying it wasn’t enough

Texas earmarked $1.4 billion to help fund flood prevention projects. But after learning that so many communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved the program acknowledged it was flawed.
www.texastribune.org
Filipinos navigating flooded street on motorcycle

The Philippines spent big on flood control, but the water keeps rising

Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem.
www.nytimes.com
Vintage photo of Appalachian coal miner

‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival

Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away.

www.theguardian.com
Rows of grapevines in sunny vineyard

Solar energy protects German vineyards from climate change

As viticulture suffers from the effects of climate change, German researchers are experimenting with technology that fosters growth while also harvesting electricity.
www.dw.com
A view of a Nepalese village from above

Changing weather patterns threaten time-tested houses in Nepal village

Residents of Thini village in Nepal face worsening damage to ancestral mudbrick homes as increasing rain and snow cause leaks and weaken walls.

news.mongabay.com
Depiction of Planet Earth half-engulfed by raging inferno.

Opinion: To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids

As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about
www.theguardian.com
A dam and reservoir with water spilling into a river below.

U.S. dams, levees, stormwater, and wastewater systems get D to D+ grades, need almost $1 trillion in upgrades

Climate change is increasingly stressing dams, levees, wastewater, and stormwater systems through heavier precipitation events.
yaleclimateconnections.org
A flooded highway with a white car pulled over in the mud.

California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers

Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump.

capitalandmain.com
Two women in a boat on a flooded street in Vietnam

Vietnam’s year of floods, mud and death

Scientists suggested that climate change could make central Vietnam a global hot spot for destructive storms. This year has seemed to prove the point.
www.nytimes.com
A boy in white t-shirt and blue denim shorts walking with white, emaciated dog.

The lives that Hurricane Melissa upturned in Cuba

The natural disaster has deepened the precarious situation in the eastern part of the island. Those who lost everything are unsure how to rebuild their lives amid the various crises affecting them.

english.elpais.com
The fema logo is displayed on a building.

Noem at odds with Trump-appointed panel over future of FEMA

Instead of further shrinking and dismantling the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, the FEMA Review Council wants to make it more independent.

www.washingtonpost.com
A burning smoke-filled rainforest with some trees standing

Germany pledges €1 billion to Brazil's rainforest fund

Germany’s support for Brazil’s new rainforest protection fund adds momentum to a global effort that will reward forest conservation, penalize deforestation and direct resources to Indigenous and traditional communities.
www.dw.com
A concrete and metal seawall stretching into the distance

‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind

More than a decade after New York City promised to reduce flood dangers in Edgemere, residents say the working-class coastal neighborhood remains exposed as major resiliency projects stall and shoreline protections are redirected elsewhere.

floodlightnews.org
a group of young people holding up climate protest signs in the street.

Thousands march for climate action as COP30 talks enter second week

As the talks continue, some countries are pushing for a detailed “road map” for a global transition away from oil, gas and coal.
www.nytimes.com
Group of women in single file carrying sacks and harvesting tea

Women toiling in India’s insufferable heat face mounting toll on health

Prolonged exposure to hot weather can hinder people’s ability to lead safe and productive lives, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
A person walking through a flooded underpass

Bill Gates said the quiet part out loud

Bill Gates has reignited debate over a climate agenda that prioritizes emissions cuts over the immediate needs of countries already facing deadly climate impacts.

www.theatlantic.com
smiling woman wearing a crown of green leaves

The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world's top court. Now they want countries to act

After the International Court of Justice declared that countries have a legal duty to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Pacific Island advocates are heading to COP30 to demand that world leaders phase out fossil fuels, fund recovery from climate disasters, and center Indigenous voices in climate decisions.

grist.org
21st session of the UN Conference on Climate Change Paris 2015

Paris Agreement 10 years on: More wins than you may realize

Global emissions continue to rise a decade after the Paris Agreement. However, solar, wind and EV growth demonstrate that climate action can work. Here's what has been achieved and what remains urgent.
www.dw.com
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