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How a UK Flood Insurance Program Benefits the Wealthy

Subsidies meant for poor regions are inadvertently reaching wealthy enclaves.

Flood water, from the burst banks of River Arun following heavy rains during storm Henk, close to residential properties in Pulborough, UK, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. The effects of floods are severe, with this storm affecting over 1,000 homes in England. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

Arctic Sea Ice Ties Ominous Record Amid Geopolitical Upheaval

26. März 2026 um 17:02

Wintertime ice shrank to a record-low level for the second year running, a sign of how climate change is reshaping the region.

Northern lights over sea ice in a fjord in Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Denmark launched a second Arctic military package on Oct. 10, including investments in additional capacities for defense at sea in Greenland, with maritime patrol aircraft for monitoring and combatting submarines.

This Is Where Global Warming Poses the Most Deadly Risks

New research models how many more deaths extreme heat could cause by 2050.

A child drinks from a public water fountain during a heat wave in central Paris, France, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The heat wave searing western Europe is set to peak in the coming days, threatening power networks and triggering health alerts. Photographer: Cyril Marcilhacy/Bloomberg

Prominent Researcher Exits NASA, Citing US Attacks on Science

24. März 2026 um 22:56

Climate expert Kate Marvel pointed to “upheavals” under the Trump administration as a reason for her departure. 

The Mary W. Jackson NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. President Donald Trump is weighing slashing “thousands” of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a government shutdown that has entered its second day.

China’s New Green Law Signals Xi’s Environmental Ambitions

13. März 2026 um 15:38
Also: How climate scientists are using AI and El Niño is on the horizon.

Delegates inside the Great Hall of People during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. China adopted a law cementing President Xi Jinping's push to assimilate the country's ethnic minorities, another shift away from Beijing's long-held policy of giving such groups at least symbolic autonomy. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Hillary Clinton Urges India to Step Up on Climate

21. Februar 2026 um 17:50
Also: the biggest US gas plant could also be a huge source of emissions

Hillary Clinton, former US secretary of state, during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. The race for the White House will reach a fever pitch this week, with Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump battling for momentum, and attention, around the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Cost of Trump's Coal Push Plays Out in Dollars, Noise and Health

14. Februar 2026 um 13:00

J.H. Campbell, a coal plant in Michigan, was slated to close, but the federal government is keeping it open. 

The J.H. Campbell coal plant was slated to close in May 2025, but the federal government has kept it open. Consumers Energy said it costs $600,000 a day to keep it running. That cost may be passed on to ratepayers across the region.

Trump Scraps Climate Stance Backing Emissions-Cutting Rules

12. Februar 2026 um 18:54
President Donald Trump said his administration has rescinded the “endangerment finding,” a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare.

Vehicles approach the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey, US, on Monday, July 24, 2023. New York's plan to charge drivers entering midtown Manhattan is a brazen money grab, New Jersey's senior US senator said after the Garden State sued to block the congestion pricing proposal.

Trump Scraps Climate Stance Backing Emissions-Cutting Rules

12. Februar 2026 um 18:54
President Donald Trump said his administration has rescinded the “endangerment finding,” a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare.

Vehicles approach the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey, US, on Monday, July 24, 2023. New York's plan to charge drivers entering midtown Manhattan is a brazen money grab, New Jersey's senior US senator said after the Garden State sued to block the congestion pricing proposal.

Global Economy Focus on Growth Is Harming Nature, Major UN Report Says

09. Februar 2026 um 16:13
More than 150 nations signed off on the study

A new road under construction cuts through a swath of forest on Belem's outskirts in Ananindeua, Brazil, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. In Belem, major construction and a scramble for more hotel rooms are underway as the Amazon metropolis prepares to host COP30. Photographer: Alessandro Flaco/Bloomberg

More than 150 Countries Agree That Focus on GDP Harms Nature

09. Februar 2026 um 13:00

The nations signed off on a major report, three years in the making, that concluded the global economy isn’t adequately pricing in biodiversity risks. 

A boat passes through the meeting of the Xingu River and the Rio Fresco in Sao Felix do Xingu, Para state, Brazil, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Destruction of the Brazilian Amazon accelerated this year to levels unseen since 2006, with more than 5,019 square miles of forest lost between August 2020 and July 2021.
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