#climate-driven-disasters

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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Three LA wildfire victims on surviving the horror and what happened next

Winds-driven January fires in Los Angeles destroyed homes, killed 31 people, and forced families into prolonged displacement and repeated temporary housing during slow recoveries.
US politics
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Trump Administration Makes Deep Cuts at FEMA as Climate Crisis Accelerates

FEMA is losing CORE disaster-response staff, undermining the agency's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from increasing climate-driven disasters.
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Homeowners are seeing skyrocketing insurance rates as extreme weather worsens. Can this bill of rights help?

As weather disasters become more and more frequent, the home insurance system feels broken for Americans across the country. Now, the advocacy nonprofit Consumer Reports is trying to implement a " homeowners insurance bill of rights " to codify baseline protections across all 50 states. According to a survey from the group, homeowners have seen their insurance rates climb-like Sierra in North Carolina, whose insurance spiked 43% last year, with her provider citing the "increased regional weather risks" as well as Hurricane Helene's impact specifically.
US news
Science
fromNature
4 months ago

Coordinate to combat Pakistan's climate-driven disasters

Pakistan faces severe climate-driven disasters—torrential floods, heatwaves, wildfires, and hailstorms—causing hundreds of deaths, thousands injured, millions affected, and billions in economic losses.
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