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home insurance costs stymie rebuilding

How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?

Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being stymied by high home insurance costs.
extreme weather & hydroelectric dams

Hydro dams are struggling to handle the world’s intensifying weather

Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others—forcing managers to employ new forecasting technology and clever strategies to capitalize on what they have.
Indigenous peoples undersupported climate impacts

Indigenous peoples undersupported on frontline of hotter, drier, fiery world

The planet’s Indigenous peoples are valued as Earth’s best stewards, protecting forests and other ecosystems holding vast carbon stores. But governments offer insufficient aid to meet the extreme climate threats now buffeting traditional communities.
BC’s dikes are ticking time bombs

Why BC’s dikes are ticking time bombs

An FOI request reveals a lack of government action to address known risks.
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Lahaina Maui wildfires

One month after the Lahaina fire, families and residents seek closure

The F.B.I. says more than 380 people remain unaccounted for. Many residents have begun to accept that their loved ones will not be coming back, and survivors wonder what comes next.
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climate-fueled weather farming disasters

As climate-fueled weather disasters hit more U.S. farms, the costs of insuring agriculture have skyrocketed

Critics of the federal program say it encourages more carbon-intensive farming and are calling for Congress to lower subsidies for big, wealthy producers.

human wildfire spotters & lookouts

America’s fire spotters aren’t ready to fade away just yet

Officials say the future of wildfire detection is cameras. But in northwest Montana, solitary humans on mountaintops still do more than machines alone can offer.
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