Can ‘Fire Hardening’ Solve California’s Home Insurance Crisis?

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:19:00 +0100goodtimes (en)

Sue Ladich spent $1,600 clearing brush and trees from around her home in 2014. In 2017, she ponied up $3,500 to clear even more potential wildfire fuel from her property. This year, she spent another $2,200. But the more than $7,000 and countless hours of work spent in the name of keeping her....

Extreme weather is causing solar insurance premiums to explode

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 23:27:00 +0100pv-magazine-usa (en)

Renewable energy projects, especially solar projects, are seeing steep insurance premium cost increases due to industry disruptions caused by extreme weather events, according to done by Norton Rose Fulbright. The analysis outlines that the market for property and casualty insurance for solar....

Opinion: Mold and the insidious dangers of climate change

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:31:00 +0100houstonchronicle (en)

Sandra Edwards stands in a room in her home which still has mold growing, Wednesday, August 26, 2020, in Houston, which is still damaged from Hurricane Harvey, three years ago. "The Harvey Forgotten Survivors Caucus, a group of 15 to 25 home repair applicants that have been working since October of....

Disasters of 2020: The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stop

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 04:18:00 +0100buffalonews (en)

In this Sept. 16, 2020, file photo, flood waters move on the street, in Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain. This year has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western....

Iconic beach decimated by wild storms

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 04:13:00 +0100news_com_au (en)

“At this stage, it’s really out of hand. We’re under the pump and hopefully it will ease over the next couple of days,” he told Sky News. He warned locals and tourists to stay away from the coast after one man was almost dragged into a ferocious tide as he tried to take a picture of the carnage.

Iconic beach decimated by wild storms

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:52:00 +0100heraldsun (en)

Byron Bay’s Mayor has warned the worst is yet to come for the town’s decimated beach — saying there’s a big king tide coming tomorrow and some “really gnarly weather” on the way. The town’s main beach has suffered major erosion this year, and a 1000km storm stretching across Australia ’s east coast today is threatening to finish the job.

Disasters of 2020: The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stop

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:22:00 +0100missoulian (en)

In this Sept. 16, 2020, file photo, flood waters move on the street, in Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain. This year has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western....

Disasters of 2020: The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stop

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:20:00 +0100wcfcourier (en)

In this Sept. 16, 2020, file photo, flood waters move on the street, in Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain. This year has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western....

Disasters of 2020: The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stop

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:15:00 +0100wacotrib (en)

In this Sept. 16, 2020, file photo, flood waters move on the street, in Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain. This year has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western....

Superstars Crowned At Young Horse Champs

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 18:44:00 +0100scoop-co-nz (en)

Bailey Marshall steers Haupouri Evandro NZPH to victory in the Matthews Hanoverians Seven-Year-Old Championship Final at the 2020 National Young Horse Jumping Championships in Hastings. Photo by KAMPIC The superstars have been found across the age groups ...

PAGCOR builds two evac centers

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 18:38:00 +0100manilastandard-ph (en)

(From left) PAGCOR’s Chief of Staff (for President and COO) Alberto Regino, Director Reynaldo Concordia, President and COO Alfredo Lim, Ligao City Mayor Patricia Gonzalez-Alsua, and Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Cabredo bury the time capsule containing the blueprint, newspaper of the day and....

'The Greta Thunberg of India': Why Licypriya Kangujam won't let cyber bullies silence her message

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 10:48:00 +0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

In November 2016, India's capital New Delhi declared its pollution levels an "emergency situation", prompting environmental agencies to call it the most polluted city on Earth. Toxic smog enveloped the city, shuttering schools and limiting traffic flow for three days.

'India's Greta Thunberg': Licypriya Kangujam won't let cyber bullies silence her message

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:40:00 +0100thenational (en)

In November 2016, India's capital New Delhi declared its pollution levels an "emergency situation", prompting environmental agencies to call it the most polluted city on Earth. Toxic smog enveloped the city, shuttering schools and limiting traffic flow for three days.

Photos: Climate disasters of 2020

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 08:50:00 +0100buffalonews (en)

2020 has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western wildfires, devastating floods in Asia and Africa and a hot, melting Arctic. It's not just been a disastrous year, but a year of disasters. A look back: This combination of satellite images provided by the National Hurricane Center shows 30....

Photos: Climate disasters of 2020

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 07:51:00 +0100missoulian (en)

2020 has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western wildfires, devastating floods in Asia and Africa and a hot, melting Arctic. It's not just been a disastrous year, but a year of disasters. A look back: This combination of satellite images provided by the National Hurricane Center shows 30....

Photos: Climate disasters of 2020

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 07:40:00 +0100wacotrib (en)

2020 has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western wildfires, devastating floods in Asia and Africa and a hot, melting Arctic. It's not just been a disastrous year, but a year of disasters. A look back: This combination of satellite images provided by the National Hurricane Center shows 30....

Page three 10 mins ago Thoroughly probe quarrying — Go If the findings warrant it, stop all operations. If not and people are benefiting from it, then allow it

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:50:00 +0100tribuneonline (en)

Government should halt destructive quarrying activities if the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) pinpoints it as the cause of recent massive flooding in some parts of Luzon, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said. The results of the DENR investigation should consider the importance of the lives of each Filipino.

The Stormy, Fiery Year When Climate Disasters Wouldn’t Stop

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 18:51:00 +0100claimsjournal (en)

The United States didn’t just set a record for the most disasters costing at least $1 billion — adjusted for inflation — the nation obliterated the record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By September, 2020 had tied the old record of 16 billion-dollar disasters and....

Research examines impact of hurricanes on hospitalizations, medical providers December 10, 2020

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 18:51:00 +0100umich (en)

More older adults are hospitalized in the month following hurricanes while fewer primary care doctors, surgeons and specialists are available in some of their communities in the long term, according to a pair of University of Michigan studies. The findings are noteworthy as the population of older....

REUTERS - Honduras hurricanes push thousands into homelessness

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:44:00 +0100nampa (en)

Honduras hurricanes push thousands into homelessness. By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Willian Castro and his family huddled on the roof of a banana packing plant for three days as Hurricane Eta raged last month, seeking to escape the torrential rains and floods that swept through his home and thousands of others.

Stunning photos show the RAF parachuting, flying and shivering as they train hard around the world

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:41:00 +0100dailymail (en)

A striking image showing ground crews battling the elements in front of a snow-covered Voyager aircraft is one of four winners in this year's RAF photographic competition. Sgt Andy Holmes's photo, titled Ground Zero, was taken at RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands and was selected as the winner of the Operations and Exercises category.

Saint-Martin peine à attirer les touristes

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:39:00 +0100metrofrance (fr)

Il y a trois ans, l'île de Saint-Martin (Guadeloupe) a été complètement dévastée par la tempête Irma. Aujourd'hui, tout est prêt pour accueillir les touristes mais les activités ont du mal à reprendre avec la crise du Covid. A Saint-Martin, Les maisons ont retrouvé un toit, trois ans après Irma.

Philippines: Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, November 2020 - Issue No. 75

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:49:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Country: Philippines Sources: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection Cluster Please refer to the attached file. Displacement Overview As of the 30th of November, a total number of 58,533 families (268,592 individuals) are currently displaced in Mindanao.

Southern Indian Ocean: Tropical Low Three maintains strength as it tracks in the southern Indian Ocean Dec. 11 /update 3

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:10:00 +0100garda-com (en)

Tropical Low Three tracks southeastward in southern Indian Ocean, Dec. 11; forecast to make landfall in northwestern Australia late Dec. 11.

Research examines impact of hurricanes on hospitalizations, medical providers

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:05:00 +0100eurekalert (en)

More older adults are hospitalized in the month following hurricanes while fewer primary care doctors, surgeons and specialists are available in some of their communities in the long term, according to a pair of University of Michigan studies.

Advisers Recommend Checkered Shortlist of 7 for Flagler Beach City Manager, Out of Motley Field of 57 Applicants

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:43:00 +0100flaglerlive (en)

, the town administrator in Tonka Bay, a lakeside community of 1,500 people in the outer suburbs of Minneapolis, is the author of that opening line. She’s been the administrator for barely a year, but she’s ready to leave. She was among the 57 candidates who applied to replace the late Larry Newsom,....

The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn’t stop

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:49:00 +0100qnewshub (en)

Nature struck relentlessly in 2020 with record-breaking and deadly weather- and climate-related disasters.

The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stop

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:10:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2020, file photo, firefighters watch flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires approach a home in the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, Calif. The blaze, the fifth largest in California history, forced thousands to flee and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and other structures.

The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn’t stop

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:10:00 +0100apnews (en)

Nature struck relentlessly in 2020 with record-breaking and deadly weather- and climate-related disasters. With the most named storms in the Atlantic, the largest-ever area of California...

Jonathan Vigliotti

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:59:00 +0100CBSnews (en)

CBS News. Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. He previously served as a foreign correspondent for the network's London bureau. His work appears across all CBS News broadcasts and platforms including the and "48 Hours." Vigliotti's reporting has taken him to more....

The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stop

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:56:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2020, file photo, firefighters watch flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires approach a home in the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, Calif. The blaze, the fifth largest in California history, forced thousands to flee and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and other structures.

The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn't stop

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:25:00 +0100independent-UK (en)

By September, 2020 had tied the old record of 16 billion-dollar disasters and when the count is completed in early January, officials figure it will be 20, likely more. Only three states weren’t part of a billion-dollar weather disaster (Alaska, Hawaii and North Dakota) — and all the coastline from....

Southern Indian Ocean: Tropical Low Three maintains strength as it tracks in the southern Indian Ocean Dec. 10 /update 2

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:01:00 +0100garda-com (en)

Tropical Low Three tracks southeastward in southern Indian Ocean Dec. 10; forecast to make landfall in northwestern Australia Dec. 11.

Southern Indian Ocean: Tropical Low Three weakens as it tracks in the southern Indian Ocean on Dec. 10; landfall possible in Western Australia on Dec. 11 /update 1

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 23:13:00 +0100garda-com (en)

Tropical Low Three weakens in the southern Indian Ocean, Dec. 10. The storm system may make landfall in Western Australia Dec. 11.

There's no time left for diplomacy. Now it's time for action

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:49:00 +0100trust (en)

As the Paris Agreement on Climate Change marks five years, urgent action on climate threats is needed now

Giving back as a way of saying thank you

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:42:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

The Philippines had experienced the strongest calamities and tragedies, and the year 2020 is no different. Many parts of the country were hit by three of the strongest typhoons in the world this time, it is harder as everyone is still adjusting and battling the current global health situation.

Indian Ocean: Tropical Cyclone Three forms in the southern Indian Ocean on Dec 9; landfall possible in Western Australia on Dec. 11

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:01:00 +0100garda-com (en)

Tropical Cyclone Three forms in the southern Indian Ocean on Dec. 9. The storm system may make landfall in Western Australia on Dec. 11.

Alabama’s recreational red snapper season done for the year

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 23:25:00 +0100al (en)

By Lawrence Specker | lspecker@al.com Alabama’s off-again, on-again red snapper fishing season has finally come to a full stop, five months after the first pause in the action. The Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Tuesday that it had determined the 1.

MIL-OSI USA: Finkenauer Celebrates Passage of Water Infrastructure Package

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:41:00 +0100foreignaffairs-nz (en)

“WRDA is critical for northeast Iowa communities, especially those whose economic opportunity runs through our rivers,” Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer said. “The same waters, however, also often flood our cities and towns. I am proud to have worked hard to ensure Iowans’ voices were heard as WRDA....

MIL-OSI USA: House Adopts Measure Championed by Representative Malinowski to Mitigate Rahway River Flooding

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:41:00 +0100foreignaffairs-nz (en)

(Washington, DC) Today, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020. The bill, which is the product of bipartisan, bicameral compromise, includes several priorities championed by Representative Tom Malinowski to help address the local water....

After Central team meeting, CM inspects Cuddalore

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:25:00 +0100dtnext (en)

Chennai Before starting to Cuddalore, the Chief Minister held a brief meeting with the Central team that inspected various parts of northern Tamil Nadu affected by Cyclone Nivar, for the past two days. The team explained about the places they visited and the Chief Minister after completing the....

Records absolus du réchauffement climatique

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:31:00 +0100libe (fr)

S i vous avez senti que l’été dernier a été très chaud, vous n’avez pas tort puisque l’année 2020 est en passe de devenirl’une des trois années les plus chaudes jamais constatées. La décennie 2011-2020 sera aussi la plus chaude jamais observée et les six années écoulées depuis 2015 sont les plus....

Records absolus du réchauffement climatique

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:58:00 +0100maghress (fr)

S i vous avez senti que l'été dernier a été très chaud, vous n'avez pas tort puisque l'année 2020 est en passe de devenirl'une des trois années les plus chaudes jamais constatées. La décennie 2011-2020 sera aussi la plus chaude jamais observée et les six années écoulées depuis 2015 sont les plus (...

« October 2020

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:47:00 +0100ncdc-noaa (en)

Note: This report catalogs recent tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and East Pacific and places each basin’s tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context. It is not updated in real time. Users seeking the real time status and forecasts of tropical cyclones should visit The....

NMHC discusses disaster recovery program with Rotary Club

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:43:00 +0100marianasvariety (en)

Marianas Variety is a daily newspaper published in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, five times per week. It is owned by Younis Art Studio Inc. Marianas Variety is a member of the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Pacific Islands News Association.

Since Paris deal, climate catastrophes mount

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:52:00 +0100qnewshub (en)

Record-smashing Antarctic heatwaves, melting glaciers, wave after wave of drought and wildfire, and an unending string of megastorms: since the 2015 Paris

Since Paris deal, climate catastrophes mount

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:09:00 +0100terradaily (en)

Record-smashing Antarctic heatwaves, melting glaciers, wave after wave of drought and wildfire, and an unending string of megastorms: since the 2015 Paris deal the deadly effects of climate change have been ever more visible. "The world has changed since Paris.

Since Paris deal, climate catastrophes mount

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 05:38:00 +0100japantimes (en)

Paris – Record-smashing Antarctic heat waves, melting glaciers, wave after wave of drought and wildfire, and an unending string of megastorms: Since the 2015 Paris deal, the deadly effects of climate change have been ever more visible. “The world has changed since Paris.

WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:32:00 +0100sfgate (en)

light. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the. evening, then cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight. Lows. in the mid to upper 40s. South wind to 10 mph increasing to 10 to. 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph after midnight. .TUESDAY...Rain likely. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch.