We all get poorer every time a climate disaster strikes
25 October 2017
Long-term economic effects of global warming could be far greater than thought, making many countries poorer and hurting even those of us spared direct impacts
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La Niña forecast may mean even worse Atlantic hurricanes in 2018
25 October 2017
The Pacific Ocean is likely to enter a La Niña state in the next few months, which could mean a more active Atlantic hurricane season next year
New York should prepare for 15-metre storm surges by 2300
23 October 2017
Due to rapidly rising seas, floods that once struck New York City every 500 years will soon hit every five years
Will Alphabet's internet balloons really help Puerto Rico?
10 October 2017
Google’s parent company wants to use its Project Loon tech to help restore the island’s hurricane-damaged mobile networks. But is it charity or business strategy?
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4 October 2017
Secure email, electric cars go free, Vitamin D and asthma, and more
Thousands of Puerto Ricans evacuated as dam threatens to breach
26 September 2017
Hurricane Maria has damaged the Guajataca dam in Puerto Rico so much that it has developed a large fissure and could cause lethal flash floods if it breaches
The hurricane hunter who got up close and personal with Irma
25 September 2017
While most people flee the world’s mightiest storms, meteorologist Jason Dunion buckles up and flies straight into them
Hurricane Maria confirms dire warnings for 2017 hurricane season
20 September 2017
As Hurricane Maria continues to cause destruction, predictions that 2017 could be the worst hurricane season since 2010 are being borne out
Thousands likely to be killed by Hurricane Irma’s deadly legacy
18 September 2017
Toxic chemicals released by floodwaters, stress, infection and dangerous working conditions will all contribute to hurricane death toll years after winds die
A rushed response to Hurricane Irma could cause bigger disasters
15 September 2017
We must prepare for the bigger storms to come, but if planners get it wrong, their efforts to protect people could make future mega-disasters even worse
