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from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

U.S. Billion-Dollar Storms Now Average 22 Per Year Highest Ever Recorded

In the 1980s, there were 33 weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damages (inflation adjusted) - or 3.3 per year. With each decade passing, the yearly average of such events increases. In the 1990s, there were 5.7 such events per year on average, in the aughts the average was 6.7 per year, in the 2010s it was 13.1, and in the last three years it was 22 billion-dollar events per year, including 28 in 2023 - the most of any year.
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fromWIRED
4 days ago

'People Are So Proud of This': How River and Lake Water Is Cooling Buildings

Water-based district cooling systems are losing effectiveness as warming waters reduce available cooling capacity for buildings.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Elias: California must do better to make Big Oil pay for climate change

California senators blocked SB222, preventing oil companies from being held liable for climate-worsened wildfire damages amid business opposition citing higher consumer costs.
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