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Report: Climate disasters cause global economic losses to soar – UN
This article discusses how climate disasters are causing global economic losses to soar – UN. In the past 20 years, 77 percent of disaster losses were caused by extreme weather – and climate change is making things worse.
Economic losses caused by climate-related disasters have soared by about two and a half […]
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In Defense of Politicizing Hurricanes – There’s nothing wrong with tying unfolding tragedies to climate change.
This article discusses the links between hurricanes and climate change. In Defense of Politicizing Hurricanes – There’s nothing wrong with tying unfolding tragedies to climate change.
Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday with winds of 155 miles per hour, just shy of Category 5 strength—the most powerful hurricane to hit […]
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How to talk about hurricanes now
This article discusses the linkage between severe weather, like hurricanes, and climate change.
Hurricane Michael isn’t a truly “natural disaster.” Neither was Harvey in Houston. Nor Maria in Puerto Rico. Yet we continue to use that term.
Doing so — especially in the era of climate change — is […]
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The Hurricanes, and Climate-Change Questions, Keep Coming. Yes, They’re Linked.
This article discusses Hurricanes, and Climate-Change Questions, Keep Coming. Yes, They’re Linked.
Scientists are increasingly confident of the links between global warming and hurricanes.
In a warming world, they say, hurricanes will be stronger, for a simple reason: Warmer water provides more energy that feeds them.
Hurricanes […]
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Another DeSmogBlog posting
This posting discuses the following:
Storm damage caused in SC by hurricane Florence
Five Climate Science Deniers to Know in Trump’s Administration
A legal challenge that Could Stall the LNG Canada Fracked Gas Project
How Colorado Voters Will Weigh in on Drilling Distances From Homes and Schools
Why Californians […]
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How Global Warming Is Turbocharging Monster Storms Like Hurricane Florence
This article discusses How Global Warming Is Turbocharging Monster Storms Like Hurricane Florence.
The numbers released later by the NWS tell the story: more than 26 inches of rainfall in Wilmington, nearly 36 inches in Elizabethtown—about half a year’s worth of precipitation. In a week, more than 8 […]
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Study: Warm waters boosted 2017′s major hurricane tally
This article discusses how the Atlantic’s warmer waters triggered the unusual number of major hurricanes last year. That study predicts the region could see a couple of extra whopper storms each year by the end of the century.
Six major hurricanes — with winds of at least 111 mph (178 […]
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Potential Insurance Bill From Hurricane Florence Could Take Toll on Wallets Far From North Carolina’s Coast
This article discusses the financial impact from hurricane Florence. Insurance companies retreated from some communities amid stronger storms, leaving a “last-resort” plan to fill the growing gap.
For years, North Carolina has bet against a storm like Hurricane Florence.
Even as nationally known insurance companies pulled out of the state’s coastal communities, […]
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Climate change is making storms like Hurricane Florence worse
This article discusses how climate change is making storms like Hurricane Florence worse.
Extreme weather events are often pointed to as harbingers of what is to come, thanks to manmade climate change. Unfortunately, Hurricane Florence, like Hurricane Harvey last year, is an example of what climate change is […]
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What Is Coal Ash and Why Is It Dangerous? And a Dam break in NC
The first article discusses what coal ash is and why it is so dangerous. The phrase “coal ash” made headlines this week after a dam on a lake at the site of a power plant in Wilmington, N.C., was breached, allowing the hazardous ash into a river that […]
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