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Retailers Turn to Weather Strategies as Climate Changes
Major chains now factor weather conditions into promotional strategies, inventory decisions, and advertising campaigns.Business - Inc. - 4 days ago -
Meteorologists could be climate change heroes by relaying its urgency to the public
Weathercasters are positioned to help viewers connect short-term extreme events – like hurricanes – with the climate crisis. Some have called Hurricanes Helene and Milton an October surprise. ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Hurricane Rafael turns west after battering Cuba and knocking out power grid
Hurricane Rafael has turned to the west after lashing Cuba, where it knocked out the country’s electrical grid, leaving its 10 million residents in the dark.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says
A study by the Asian Development Bank shows that countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and they are not spending enough to limit the damage and adapt ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
Why Big Tech is turning to nuclear to power its energy-intensive AI ambitions
Large tech firms are turning to alternative power sources like nuclear as a way to fulfill growing energy demands from data centers.Business - CNBC - October 16 -
Cuba suffers complete blackout after national electrical power grid fails
Most businesses were closed on Friday as officials blamed deteriorating infrastructure and fuel shortages for failure. Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Cuba's power grid fails leaving millions without electricity
Cuba is experiencing a nationwide blackout after a major power plant failure, shutting down the electrical grid and leaving 10 million people without power. This outage adds to an ongoing crisis, ...Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Cuba hit with second blackout amid national power grid failure
After electricity was partially restored in Cuba following an island-wide blackout, the electrical grid collapsed a second time, causing widespread alarm. Journalist Ed Augustin told NBC News that ...Top stories - NBC News - October 19 -
Cuba's power grid collapses again, keeping millions in the dark
Cuba's main electrical grid has failed, frustrating Cubans across the island, with up to ten million still in the dark. NBC News' George Solis has the latest.Top stories - NBC News - October 19 -
Cuba's power grid goes down as Hurricane Rafael hits the island
Hurricane Rafael collapsed Cuba's national electrical grid. The Miami-based NHC warned of a "Life-threatening storm surge, damaging hurricane-force and flash flooding across much of western Cuba.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
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Cuba reels as Hurricane Rafael knocks out power grid and destroys homes
Some 50,000 people took shelter in Havana after storm made landfall as category 3 on Wednesday. Cuba has been left reeling after a fierce category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, knocking ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Nigeria's major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again
Nigeria’s major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano have suffered blackouts as the country’s electricity grid has collapsed in the tenth such outage to hit the power system this yearWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Climate change reshapes cities, both environmentally and financially
In thousands of U.S. towns and cities, worsening climate threats — largely due to fossil fuels — trap cities in a paradox. Big cities like Houston and Tampa, Fla., and smaller ones like Port ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
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How Trump and Harris Compare on Climate Change
Kamala Harris calls global warming an “existential threat.” Donald Trump dismisses it as a “scam.”Science - The New York Times - October 28 -
Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Scientists say climate change made deadly floods worse
Climate change had a role in making the storm that hit Spain more intense and deadly, say scientistsTop stories - BBC News - October 30 -
How climate change affects Latino communities and their votes
An Environmental Voter Project poll found that climate change is a top issue for young voters in 2024. Voter efforts are focusing on climate change within Latino communities ahead of Election Day. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Seeking wiggle room from Republicans on climate change
Heather Reams apologized for being late to an interview with The Hill: She had been on a conference call with a GOP congressman discussing the benefits of climate-friendly energy tax credits. ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Fighting Climate Change Was ‘Never an America-Only Game’
The head of the World Bank on what comes next after the U.S. election.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Will Musk Influence Trump on Climate Change and Electric Vehicles?
The Tesla billionaire is a key figure in the president-elect’s orbit. One question is whether his views on climate and clean energy will have any sway.World - The New York Times - 4 hours ago -
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Insurers embrace climate change investments as catastrophe costs mount
Industry adopts low-carbon goals it once shunned as natural disaster losses exceed $100bn a yearBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Most in Florida support candidates who fight climate change: Survey
A majority of Floridians said they would prefer political candidates who back action on climate change, according to a Florida Atlantic University survey released Tuesday. The poll, conducted ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Climate change-induced extreme weather will push millions to move, study finds
As the southern U.S. reels from back-to-back hurricanes, researchers estimate that millions will move away from areas with extreme weather in the coming decades. Senior research geographer Dr. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
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More Forests Are on Fire, a Big Risk in Climate Change Fight
Carbon emissions from forest fires increased more than 60 percent globally over the past two decades, according to a new study.World - The New York Times - October 17 -
An 'Obamacare' for homeowners insurance could protect against climate change
The solution lies in cooperative federalism: setting federal standards for homeowners insurance while allowing states the flexibility to adapt those standards to their unique risks.Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
King Charles III's Commonwealth visit to Samoa will highlight climate change ... and dance
King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this weekEntertainment - ABC News - October 22 -
King Charles III's Commonwealth visit to Samoa will highlight climate change ... and dance
King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this weekWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
The Quest to Save Koshihikari Rice From the Effects of Climate Change
Scientists in Japan are mining DNA to try to make the country’s famous Koshihikari rice resistant to heat, after a broiling summer ravaged the crop.Business - The New York Times - October 22 -
Climate change is making polluted sites more susceptible to flooding
Our experience here in Houston may be a warning to other communities that we are unprepared for this climate change threat.Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
How climate change is threatening homes on North Carolina's barrier islands
In the last four years, the Atlantic Ocean has toppled 10 homes on Hatteras Island. Residents are grappling with an unknown future.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
What would Trump and Harris do on energy, environment and climate change?
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are offering a stark contrast for voters when it comes to policies on fighting climate change, developing energy and protecting the environment. ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
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Effort to tackle climate change wildly off track, says UN
The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than everTop stories - BBC News - October 28 -
World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.Top stories - CBS News - October 28
