❌

Normale Ansicht

US Home Insurance Costs Are Rising Faster Than Inflation

The average annual premium is projected to increase 4% to about $3,057 this year.

PUNTA GORDA - OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, flood waters inundate a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

EVs Avoided the Use of 2.3 Million Barrels of Oil Per Day in 2025

18. März 2026 um 00:01

With gas prices climbing due to the Iran War, interest in electrified transportation is on the rise.

A Smart electric vehicle drives through the streets in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Battery-powered vehicles make up about a quarter of all new car and SUV sales in Uruguay, thanks to tax exemptions and the cost of filling up at the pump.

Toxic Pollution From Iran War Will Spread and Last for Decades

14. März 2026 um 10:00

Exploding fuel infrastructure and missiles have released contaminants that put the health of millions of people at risk.

TOPSHOT - A dark smoke cloud engulfs a residential building near an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. The war has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to even usually peaceful areas of the volatile region. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Global Warming Has Significantly Accelerated

Also: what happens to FEMA after Kristi Noem?

TOPSHOT - Firefighters try to extinguish a burning house during a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile, on January 18, 2026. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency on January 18 for two southern regions where raging wildfires have forced about 20,000 people to evacuate their homes. (Photo by GUILLERMO SALGADO / AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: Guillermo Salgado/AFP/Getty Images

What the War With Iran Means for Renewable Energy Deployment

02. März 2026 um 17:57
Higher energy prices could make green alternatives more attractive, but harder to deploy.

Smoke rises from Jebel Ali port after an Iranian missile attack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Iran launched an unprecedented wave of airstrikes in the region in response to US and Israeli strikes starting Saturday, targeting American bases and fracturing the emirate’s long-held image of a haven in a tough neighborhood. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

Climate Change Made Deadly Valencia Floods More Intense

17. Februar 2026 um 16:00
Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain’s Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated €29 billion in damages ($34 billion).

The aftermath of flash floods in Chiva, Spain, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. The region of Valencia is asking Spain's central government for €31.4 billion in rescue funds to help with rebuilding after floods that destroyed homes and left over 200 dead. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg

“I Wouldn’t Want That Job”: The Meteorologists Who Help Decide When Utilities Cut Power

This is what it’s like to work in some of the highest-stakes jobs in weather forecasting.

Senior Director of Meteorology Operations and Fire Sites Scott Strenfel in the Meteorology and Fire Science room at PG&E’s Applied Technology Services building in San Ramon, California, US, on Thursday, July 17. Photographer: Manuel Orbegozo

How the Winter Olympics Are Adapting in a Hotter World

04. Februar 2026 um 13:51
The world's premier winter sports event is facing a future with more heat and less snow.

November 20, 2024, Bormio, Lombardy, Italy: Few snow and a snow cannon are seen on the STELIVO in BORMIO during the World Press Briefing Tour ahead of the MILANO CORTINA 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS in Italy. Alpine Skiing and Ski Mountaineering are the Olympic disciplines that will take place in Bormio during the next Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina 2026 (Credit Image: � Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire) Photographer: Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire
❌