PG&E’s $6 Billion Plan to Prevent Wildfires Is in Peril
California regulators are likely to significantly restrict the number of power lines the company can bury in the coming years...
Natural disasters
Utilities Face a Growing Dilemma: Shut Off Power or Risk Wildfires
As wildfire risk spreads from Oregon to Hawaii, utilities weigh whether to leave customers in the dark when winds pick...
Wagers on the Weather? Insurers Offer a Way for Businesses to Hedge Climate Risks
Parametric insurance, which lets businesses tie their policies directly to weather conditions such as wind speed and flood depth, has...
The Panama Canal Has Become a Traffic Jam of the Seas
More than 200 vessels are stuck on either side of the waterway as a serious drought cuts crossings. Source link
WSJ News Exclusive | PG&E Scraps Tree-Trimming Program Once Seen as Key to Fire Prevention
The California utility spent more than $2 billion on an effort it says was ineffective. Its focus now is on...
Homebuyers With Short Memories Are Driving Up Prices in Hurricane-Hit Town
By David Christopher KaufmanUpdated June 28, 2023 12:32 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)For more than three decades, Shevawn and Simon...
United CEO Faults FAA as Storms Prompt More Flight Cancellations
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Wildfire Smoke Boosts N95 Mask Demand
Health officials recommended N95 masks to protect against smoke inhalation. 3M, Grainger and Lowe’s are responding to the surge. Source...
A deadly volcano could erupt ‘within days or weeks’ in Colombia. But only a small fraction of locals have evacuated | CNN
Bogota, Colombia CNN — Hundreds of families in Colombia are facing a choice: abandon their homes and livelihoods, or face...
Cyclone Ilsa rapidly intensifies as it approaches landfall in Western Australia | CNN
Brisbane, Australia CNN — A massive cyclone swirling off Australia’s western coast will likely make landfall as a category 5...
Here’s why beef is still pricey | CNN Business
New York CNN — A slowing economy may lead to a decline in sales of pricey beef cuts, but don’t...
At least 16 dead after magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador | CNN
CNN — At least 16 people died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, according to...
A quake of unthinkable proportions is due in Istanbul. Residents ask if the city is prepared | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
Malawi death toll from Cyclone Freddy rises to 190 | CNN
CNN — At least 190 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Malawi, local authorities said Tuesday...
Record-strength Cyclone Freddy pounds Mozambique after making second landfall | CNN
Cyclone Freddy battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month, breaking records for...
Turkey’s earthquake caused $34 billion in damage. It could cost Erdogan the election | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
This CNN Hero traveled 5,500 miles to deliver care to Turkey’s earthquake survivors | CNN
CNN — At home in Anchorage, Alaska, nurse Teresa Gray was playing a board game with her children when she...
Turkey arrests nearly 200 people over alleged poor building construction following quake tragedy | CNN
Istanbul, Turkey CNN — Nearly 200 people have been arrested for alleged poor building construction following the catastrophic earthquake that...
Afraid to sleep indoors: Child survivors of deadly quake left traumatized | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
Venice canals run dry amid fears Italy faces another drought | CNN
Venice Reuters — Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer’s...
