Texas rates have increased 22% on average so far in 2023, twice the national rate. More billion-dollar disasters have occurred in Texas this year than any other year on record.
Changing climate and other factors make Vermont staples like milk and maple syrup harder to produce, so a raft of new crops and farm businesses are popping up.
The announcement that 450 firms had signed up to the Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero was the high point of the day at the UN climate conference. But climate activists remained skeptical that it represented a turning point in the world's financial system.
