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2023 on Track to Become Hottest Year on Record
This year is on track to become the hottest since at least 1940, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. Scientists have said climate change, combined with this ...
Poll: More Americans Blame Climate Change for Extreme Weather
Kathleen Maxwell has lived in Phoenix for more than 20 years, but this summer was the first time she felt fear, as daily high temperatures soared to 110 degrees or hotter and kept it up for a ...
Global Business Group Developing Standards to Account for Climate Risks
An international working group of 40 business and finance executives on Monday presented companies with guidelines on explaining to investors their dependence on ecosystems in a bid to better manage ...
El Nino Conditions Expected for January to March 2024
There is a more than 95 percent chance that the El Niño weather pattern will continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter from January to March 2024, a U.S. government forecaster said on ...
Extreme Weather Hits Summer Tourism Businesses Hard
For small businesses that rely on summer tourism to keep afloat, extreme weather is replacing the pandemic as the determining factor in how well a summer will go. The pandemic had its ups and downs ...
Chubb Quarterly Profits Come Out Stronger Than Expected
Chubb beat estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday as higher returns from its investments cushioned a hit from catastrophe-related claims. Investment income, which had slumped for most insurance ...
Human-Induced Climate Change Plays ‘Overwhelming’ Role in July Heatwaves: Scientists
Human-induced climate change has played an "absolutely overwhelming" role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe and China this month, according to an assessment by ...
Chicago Flooding Highlights Vulnerability of Major Cities During Extreme Weather
Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on NASCAR street races downtown Sunday are serving as stark reminders of urban centers' vulnerability ...