Climate Change

Flooding Strands Over 50 On Roof Of TN Hospital

Nashville’s ABC affiliate reports: More than 50 people were sent to the roof of the Unicoi County Hospital on Friday and are awaiting rescue as flooding cut the hospital off from land, according to Ballad Health. Ballad previously announced at 10:45 a.m. that the hospital had closed and suspended operations due to the threat of flooding. Ballad stated in a …

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Rick Scott Admits “The Climate Is Clearly Changing”

Florida Politics reports: Though the concept of climate change has been removed from state law in recent months, Florida’s former Governor is saying he agrees with mainstream scientists on the issue. “The climate is clearly changing,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said on CNN, addressing the destruction left by Hurricane Helene. “We know things are changing. We’ve got to figure out, …

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Zillow Adds Climate Risks To Real Estate Listings

The Verge reports: Zillow has announced that its real estate property listings in the US will soon feature details about climate risks, including the potential for wildfires, flooding, extreme temperatures, high winds, and poor air quality. Buyers will also see what types of insurance are required or recommended for a property. The climate risk data, provided through a partnership with …

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Ten GOP Govs Join To Battle Climate Change Rules

The Hill reports: Ten Republican governors this week announced a coalition aimed at reducing regulations around energy production and opposing renewable energy mandates. The organization, the Governors Coalition for Energy Choice, said in a statement that the coalition aims to “ensure continued energy choice, minimize permitting and other regulatory barriers.” Members of the organization include Louisiana’s Jeff Landry, New Hampshire’s …

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SD Rejects $70M In Federal Consumer Energy Rebates

The South Dakota Spotlight reports: Governor Kristi Noem’s administration recently turned down more than $70 million of federal funds from energy efficiency and environmental programs, according to her top budget official. The Home Energy Rebates program would have provided the state with $69 million to give South Dakotans rebates for energy-efficient home retrofits and high-efficiency electric appliances. Over the course …

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Trump: Rising Seas Create “More Oceanfront Property”

The Washington Post reports: There was no shortage of false claims and exaggerations offered by former president Donald Trump during his conversation with Elon Musk on Monday night. Working feverishly, fact-checkers might be able to publish a delineation of all of them shortly before the heat death of the universe. But there was one claim that seemed as though it …

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DeSantis: Feds Are “Playing Politics” With My FEMA Funds Because They’d Rather Give Money To Ukraine

“They’re playing politics. Some people don’t want to do money to help victims of natural disaster in our own country because they want more money for things like Ukraine and things halfway around the world. And I think they need to stop playing politics with it and just get it done. We are way more proactive than any other state …

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Florida Gets Evacuation Orders Ahead Of Hurricane

Reuters reports: Tropical Storm Debby is expected to gather strength and become a hurricane on Sunday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, rather than Monday, as it had forecast just hours before. Forecasters expect a large number of Atlantic hurricanes in the 2024 season, which began on June 1, with four to seven seen as major, among 25 …

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Hurricane Watch Issued For Northern Florida [VIDEO]

The Weather Channel reports: T​he latest National Hurricane Center forecast shows this system becoming Tropical Storm Debby on Saturday or Saturday night. It will then head toward a landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region on Sunday night or Monday morning as either a strong tropical storm or possibly a Category 1 hurricane. It’s important to note that impacts from this …

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Chevron To Move HQ From California To Texas

The Texas Tribune reports: Chevron Corporation will move its headquarters from San Ramon, California, to Houston before the end of the year, the company said Friday. Chevron is the latest company to leave California for Texas seeking a laxer, more business-friendly regulatory environment. Last month, Elon Musk said he’ll move X and SpaceX to Texas because California Gov. Gavin Newsom …

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Northern California Wildfire Has Burned 350,000 Acres

Reuters reports: A northern California wildfire is now the country’s largest, after doubling in size in 24 hours. The Park Fire had burned more than 350,000 acres about 90 miles north of the state capital city of Sacramento as of Saturday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. Evacuation orders and warnings were …

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UN: World Population To Peak At 10.3 Billion In 2080s

USA Today reports: The world’s population is expected to grow to an estimated 10.3 billion people in the mid-2080s, according to a new report from the United Nations. That’s up from the current global population of 8.2 billion people. The estimated size of the world’s population at the end of the century (2100) is now expected to be 6% smaller …

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“Brutal” Heat Wave Shatters Records Across US [Video]

CNN reports: The weekend is off to a sizzling start as more than one-third of US residents face heat advisories and additional cities are expected to see record temperatures in the coming days. The list includes customarily hot Las Vegas, where temperatures are expected to be near 114 degrees Saturday and even hotter Sunday, when it could break the daily …

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STUDY: Melting Of Major Alaskan Glacier Accelerating

USA Today reports: Climate change is taking a dramatic toll on glaciers in Alaska: Glacier melt in a major Alaskan icefield has accelerated and could reach an irreversible tipping point earlier than previously thought, a new scientific study released this week suggests. Alaska has some of our planet’s largest icefields, and their melting is a major contributor to sea-level rise. …

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Hurricane Beryl Lashes Jamaica As Category 4 [VIDEO]

USA Today reports: All of Jamaica was about to feel the power of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday as the eye of the Category 4 storm reached the island of 3 million people, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its 5 p.m. ET advisory. The hurricane’s outer bands had lashed Jamaica earlier Wednesday after hurtling across warm waters in the …

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Hurricane Beryl’s Track Shifts North Towards Texas

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: Hurricane Beryl’s track beyond the next three days is getting increasingly challenging to predict, and the “cone of uncertainty” once the storm enters the Gulf shifted north Tuesday afternoon to include Texas. The Category 5 storm had winds of 155 mph at 5 p.m. CST Tuesday and is expected to weaken some due to wind …

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Hurricane Beryl Menaces Jamaica At Category 5

The Weather Channel reports: Hurricane Beryl became the earliest Atlantic Category 5 on record overnight following a historic Windward Islands landfall earlier Monday. It’s not done yet, with Beryl likely to spread its impacts across Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and the Yucatan Peninsula before facing an uncertain future in the Gulf of Mexico. Current status: Beryl remains a Category 5 …

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Hurricane Beryl Bears Down On Caribbean Islands

Axios reports: Hurricane Beryl, which formed Saturday evening, rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 storm Sunday, and is nearing the Windward Islands Monday morning as a Category 3 major hurricane. The storm is rewriting hurricane history. Its early formation, rapid intensification and location are all record-breaking. Hurricane Beryl is expected to bring “Potentially catastrophic hurricane-force winds” and “a life-threatening …

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Hurricane Beryl Now “Very Dangerous” Category 3

CNN reports: Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, intensified into a “very dangerous” Category 3 storm on Sunday morning as it churned toward Barbados and the Windward Islands, promising destructive hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center. The National Hurricane Center says Beryl is expected to be an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 …

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Florida Largest Home Insurer Seeks To Hike Rates

Orlando’s ABC affiliate reports: Florida property owners are paying roughly four times the national average for insurance. And more than a million policyholders could soon pay even more. Earlier this week, Citizens Property Insurance announced it is pushing for a rate hike for its most common policy type. If approved, owners of single-family homes would see an average 13.5% rate …

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