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Shift to Hotter Climate Expected by 2047: Study
Billions of people could be living in regions where temperatures are hotter than their historical ranges by mid-century, creating a "new normal" that could force profound changes on nature and ...
UN Report: Global Warming Has Slowed; Sea Levels to Rise More Quickly
Global warming has slowed since 1998 even though humans spewing ever more greenhouse gases are almost certainly to blame for damaging the atmosphere. That's according to a 36-page summary of a report ...Industries Look to UN Report for Guidance on Climate Risks
Companies increasingly factor extreme weather into their strategic planning and a report from the United Nations due on Friday is expected to underscore the heightened risks they face. Extreme ...
Tech Risks Threaten Supply Chain More Than Weather: Guy Carpenter
Technology failure and cyber attacks represent a greater threat to most organizations than adverse weather, fire and social unrest combined, according to a new report by Guy Carpenter. The report, ...
More Reforms Needed for Flood, Wind Insurance Programs: Concerned Scientists
A new report this week from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a watchdog group, warns that sea level rise and worsening storm surge are increasing both the risks of flooding in coastal communities ...
Sea Level Rise: New Iceberg Theory Points To Areas At Risk Of Rapid Disintegration
In events that could exacerbate sea level rise over the coming decades, stretches of ice on the coasts of Antarctica and Greenland are at risk of rapidly cracking apart and falling into the ocean, ...
Study Opens New Cracks In Scientific Front On Climate Change: Opinion
A major recent study has put the cat among the pigeons on climate change, challenging the size of the problem in the near-term and the role of a recent slowdown in warming. The paper, published in ...
Insurance Costs Climb With Ocean Temps: Geneva Association Report
There's only one direction for insurance costs related to climate events to move in the years ahead—upward, according to a report published today about the implications of ocean warming for the ...