An air tanker drops fire retardant near a home while battling the Toll fire near Calistoga on Tuesday. California voters will get to decide in November if they want the state to borrow $10 billion to pay for climate and environmental projects — including some that were axed from […] Click here to view original […]

Flooding just east of Tekamah, Nebraska, is seen from a drone on June 28. The water reached about three miles beyond its typical channel into Burt County, Nebraska, and residents say the water had receded 1-2 feet from its peak. While specific events are hard to tie to climate […] Click here to view original

These tiny algae cells have been cultivated for 10 years to withstand hot ocean temperatures. Scientists hope that by breeding corals to be more heat tolerant, they can help reefs survive heat waves. In the heart of western Australia lies Coral Bay—a gem nestled within the expansive embrace of […] Click here to view original

The Climate Protection Program, enacted under former Gov. Kate Brown, was ruled invalid on an administrative error by a court late last year. PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s signature climate policy is one step closer to being reinstated after it was invalidated last year. The Climate Protection Program, first created […] Click here to view original

Key Takeaways 1 Politicians in Vermont and New York are planning to tax energy companies for their greenhouse gas emissions to pay for weather “damages.” 2 Vermont is requiring companies to pay for the last 30 years of greenhouse gas emissions upon completion of a study on the issue […] Click here to view original

Gabin Omanga is a certified member of the Institute of Risk Management, (IRM) East Africa Chapter. In April, Kenya experienced the worst floods in decades after heavy rainfall in most parts of Kenya. As that was happening, the weatherman warned of a looming cyclone along the East African coastline. […] Click here to view original