Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here’s Why.
Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk.
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Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk.
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Insurance premiums are surging unevenly across the country. Your rates might be out of step with risks.
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In tiny Wymore, Neb., a sleek new battery-powered school bus became a Rorschach test for the future.
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Both have gotten caught up in fights over plastic packaging. When Costco recently tried to trim its plastic use by selling rotisserie chickens in bags, some shoppers disapproved.
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As Solar Power Surges, U.S. Wind Is in Trouble
A 2022 climate law was expected to set off a boom in renewable energy. So far, that’s only come partly true.
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The Vanishing Islands That Failed to Vanish
Low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be early victims of rising seas. But research tells a surprising story: Many islands are stable. Some have even grown.
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A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals
A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels.
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Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing.
Did you know the “recycling” symbol doesn’t mean something is actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage-sorting game, then read about why this is so tricky.
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Have Climate Questions? Get Answers Here.
What’s causing global warming? How can we fix it? This interactive F.A.Q. will tackle your climate questions big and small.
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How the Home Insurance Market Became So Distorted
Climate change and widely varied state regulations could mean you’re paying too much or far too little to insure your home.
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A Seismic Supreme Court Decision
Here’s how the end of the Chevron doctrine could affect climate regulation.
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Biden vs. Trump on Climate Policy
Ahead of the first presidential debate, we examined the climate stakes in this year’s election.
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The Heat Crisis Is a Housing Crisis
A lack of affordable housing and high energy costs are making Americans more vulnerable to record-breaking heat, public health experts say.
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On-air meteorologists have become a target in the culture wars as they report on the effects of climate change.
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The state has had more than 3,500 wildfires this year, and the peak of the annual fire season has yet to arrive.
By Jill Cowan
In books and articles he wrote about the militarization of space and believed that investing in exploration would ultimately “protect Earth and guarantee the survival of humanity.”
By Sam Roberts
Climate change is causing more fires to burn overnight, growing bigger, lasting longer and challenging the fire teams trying to control them.
By Austyn Gaffney
Melting glaciers on Peru’s highest mountain helped uncover the body of Bill Stampfl, who disappeared while climbing the mountain with two friends.
By Yan Zhuang and Mitra Taj
New restrictions are meant to reduce damage during floods. The rules were first proposed in 2016, then the Trump administration scrapped them.
By Christopher Flavelle
The company said it effectively got all of the electricity it used last year from sources that did not produce greenhouse gas emissions. Some experts have faulted the company’s calculations.
By Ivan Penn and Eli Tan
Analysts warn that the Labour Party’s proposals are unlikely to be cheap and could come at the cost of jobs in the oil and gas industry.
By Stanley Reed
Using ground-based radars, he pioneered measurement techniques that scientists now use to chart geographical changes on Earth.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
A new report estimates that the company led by Elon Musk accounted for just under half of all battery-powered vehicles sold in the second quarter of the year.
By Jack Ewing
An Oklahoma Republican who led the Environment Committee, he took hard-right stands on many issues but was especially vocal in challenging evidence of global warming.
By Robert D. McFadden
After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns.
By Jim Robbins and Eros Hoagland
July has brought a record-breaking hurricane, early-season wildfires and triple-digit temperatures. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter, cleared up the connections between the events.
By Emmett Lindner
Temperature records have been shattered from California and Nevada to North Carolina in the last few days, and relief is still days away, forecasters say.
By Jacey Fortin and Jonathan Wolfe
More than 100 million years ago, scientists say, warming seas and reduced oxygen may have sent some sharks higher into the water column, where they evolved to be fierce and hungry.
By Jeanne Timmons
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The Danish capital is offering free museum tours, art workshops and more to visitors who take part in climate-friendly initiatives.
By Ceylan Yeğinsu
Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease.
By Kang-Chun Cheng and Apoorva Mandavilli
In this monsoon season, so far there have been more than 60 weather-related fatalities. With roads cut off and more rain expected, the toll could rise.
By Bhadra Sharma
Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, endured days of temperatures above 100 Fahrenheit, made worse by power cuts and high humidity.
By Zia ur-Rehman
Oil sands companies pushing a carbon capture project shut down their website after a law banning misleading environmental claims was passed.
By Ian Austen
To help make the Olympic Games in Paris greener, Le Pavé, a manufacturing start-up, is making podiums and stadium seating out of recycled plastic.
By Liz Alderman
A new analysis shows increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes could cause more devastating interruptions to the power grid.
By Austyn Gaffney
The new government, to be led by Labour, has pledged to fast-track a green energy transition. It will face big challenges.
By Somini Sengupta
Residents moved to Mountain House, Calif., to escape soaring housing costs near the coast. Now, they just have to survive the searing summer heat.
By Jonathan Wolfe and Mike Kai Chen
Gathering data from directly inside the storm can help emergency managers prepare for what’s to come.
By Austyn Gaffney
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The agency reached a settlement with the automaker over the sales of SUVs and pickups that emitted excess planet-warming carbon dioxide.
By Coral Davenport
Five bulls from the area around a Kenyan wildlife reserve have been shot and killed in Tanzania in recent months. The countries have very different conservation strategies.
By Shola Lawal
Global warming is hitting the entire Northeast particularly hard, according to figures provided by Climate Central, a nonprofit group.
By Hilary Howard
The speed of decline in the Juneau Ice Field, an expanse of 1,050 interconnected glaciers, has doubled in recent decades, scientists discovered.
By Raymond Zhong
The Tesla chief executive’s polarizing statements have alienated some potential customers and may be partly responsible for a recent slump in sales.
By Jack Ewing
The proposed regulation comes as California and Oregon brace for a punishing heat wave.
By Lisa Friedman and Noah Weiland
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