Marty Malinow's mom never could get her head around what her son did for a living. To friends, she said h...
Brazilian Floods Are Inflicting Billions in Economic Devastation
The floods and severe rainfall that ravaged Southern Brazil are hurting the nation's powerhouse agricultural sector, with industries from auto manufacturing to banking and insurance also...
The floods and severe rainfall that ravaged Southern Brazil are hurting the nation's powerhouse agricultural sector, with industries from auto manufacturing to banking and insurance also...
Article / 17 hours ago
El Niño Sees African Union Insurance Agency Pay Out $60 Million
The African Union's climate insurance agency will pay out at least $60 million to four southern African nations to help them offset the impact of a drought that's...
The African Union's climate insurance agency will pay out at least $60 million to four southern African nations to help them offset the impact of a drought that's...
Article / 17 hours ago
CDC Asks States to Make Worker Protective Gear Available to Combat Bird Flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had met with state health officials and asked them to facilitate distribution of...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had met with state health officials and asked them to facilitate distribution of...
Article / 3 days ago
Europe Is Being Scorched and Flooded by Growing Climate Extremes
The European Union endured its joint-hottest year on record in 2023, according to new scientific analysis, pointing to a more perilous future for what is...
The European Union endured its joint-hottest year on record in 2023, according to new scientific analysis, pointing to a more perilous future for what is...
Article / 18 days ago
US CDC Says Bird Flu Risk Low, but Asks States to Be Ready With Testing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday bird flu risk to the public remains low even as it asked the state public health...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday bird flu risk to the public remains low even as it asked the state public health...
Article / 29 days ago
Lack of Immunity Raises Risk of Bird Flu Pandemic: EU Food Safety Agency
The EU's Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible between people as humans lack...
The EU's Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible between people as humans lack...
Article / 1 month ago
Climate Tech Firm to Pilot Fast-Paying Flood Insurance in Africa
Climate change is particularly perilous for small farmers. Warmer conditions are resulting in more damaging bouts of rain and drought, but traditional crop insurance products are often...
Climate change is particularly perilous for small farmers. Warmer conditions are resulting in more damaging bouts of rain and drought, but traditional crop insurance products are often...
Article / 2 months ago
Brazil Subsidized Rural Insurance for Deforested Farms: Report
Brazil subsidized rural insurance for farmers who deforested protected areas, engaged in slavery-like labor or planted in indigenous lands, according to a report from a nonprofit group....
Brazil subsidized rural insurance for farmers who deforested protected areas, engaged in slavery-like labor or planted in indigenous lands, according to a report from a nonprofit group....
Article / 3 months ago
EU Recommends Ambitious 2040 Climate Target, Goes Light on Farming
The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, a n ambitious target that will test...
The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, a n ambitious target that will test...
Article / 3 months ago
French Farmers Head Home but Anger Spreads Elsewhere in Europe
Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday, whilst their peers in France started...
Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday, whilst their peers in France started...
Article / 3 months ago
