Disasters

"State public health officials and experts are increasingly concerned about residents’ chronic exposure to toxin-filled smoke."

_{"The Group of Seven leading economies launched a new insurance system Monday to provide swift financial aid when nations are hit by devastating effects of climate change."}

"The rising toll of climate change across the United States has been measured in lives lost, buildings destroyed and dollars spent on recovery. But a report released on Wednesday uses a different measure: Which parts of the country have suffered the greatest number of federally declared disasters?" "A new report found that 90 percent of all counties nationwide have suffered a major disaster since 2011."

"The Global Shield might be one answer to helping peril-prone nations defend themselves against the rising dangers of climate change."

"Nicole made landfall in Florida as a hurricane early Thursday and has now weakened to a tropical storm. Coastal flooding, strong winds, flooding rain and tornadoes are expected along the Southeast coast."

"Water and sanitation services are buckling after years of economic meltdown, with many people unable to afford safe alternatives".

"The Supreme Court says it will hear a water dispute involving the U.S. government and the Navajo Nation."

"Climate change is unleashing “far-reaching and worsening” calamities in every region of the United States, and the economic and human toll will only increase unless humans move faster to slow the planet’s warming, according to a sprawling new federal report released Monday.