Tag: Extreme weather
Without Insurance, Capitalism As We Know It Will Be Impossible
A major actor in the insurance industry predicts global warming will destroy capitalism because business cannot function without insurance.
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Trump Is In Violation Of An Injunction That Allows Approved Grant Funds To Flow, Says RI Judge
Yesterday a Rhode Island federal judge ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stop withholding grant funds to states. Rhode Island US District Chief Judge John McConnell has found President Donald Trump’s administration in violation of a preliminary injunction he issued last month, as reported by WPRI in Providence. … [continued]
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Frankly, It’s Time To Talk About The Built Environment And Climate Change
While the current political rhetoric dismisses substantive climate dialogue, cities are in crisis because of climate change. Extreme weather is leading to calamitous consequences. Now more than ever, in the absence of federal funding support, cities must focus on reconciling the norm of civic pride as symbolized in the built … [continued]
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Shedd Aquarium scientists researching impact of sewer overflows on fish in Chicago River
The heavy rain that soaked the Chicago, Illinois, area on Wednesday is being studied as part of a research project at the Shedd Aquarium, where scientists are examining how extreme […]
Insurance Industry Predicts More Future Losses — Now Tariffs Add To The Impact Of Climate Claims
My condo community in Florida has been struggling with our insurance premiums. While our east coast location hasn’t put us in the path of any significant damage nor submitted climate claims since Hurricanes Jeanne and Francis in 2005, we have — like so many places across the US — been … [continued]
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