Pacific Coast Highway went from smoldering to flooded in just few weeks: California's drought-to-deluge cycle on steroids
On Friday, the storied coastal road had dissolved into a river of mud and debris after a powerful rainstorm sent those burned ...
Portland General's Growth Based on Clean Energy Investments, Demand Growth
Portland General Electric has plenty of investment opportunities to serve growing electricity demand, meet Oregon's clean energy requirements, and strengthen the system against natural disasters such ...
Natural Disasters Have Caused A Global Home Insurance Crisis—How Other Countries Cope
Countries around the world have experienced an uptick in natural disasters and home insurance costs, but each country has ...
California’s big, storied past gets a nuanced, superbly researched retelling in one volume
Michael Hiltzik tells California's story with a journalist’s reluctance to take anything at face value and a distrust of ...
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SENATOR PADILLA INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILLS TO IMPROVE FIRE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY
February 11, 2025 (Washington D.C.) -- As Southern California recovers from devastating wildfires, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, ...
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Brazil has seen a 460% increase in climate-related disasters since the 1990s
It’s a proven fact: the relationship between rising global temperatures and the number of climate-related disasters is ...
Ancient tree rings uncover climate's impact on Chinese dynastic history
A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...
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Insurance companies tighten coverage as U.S. faces growing risk from natural disasters
While insurance companies press for higher premiums from policyholders to cover liability, state insurance commissioners are fiercely negotiating with the companies to keep rates as low as possible to ...
The US's deadliest hurricane hit Galveston in 1900. Here’s what it tells us about restricting NOAA.
As federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have reportedly received orders to pause communication with international contacts, a 125-year-old catastrophe 50 miles ...