Discover how increasing wildfires impact local and national economies, affecting property, health, tourism, and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to send “bridge” payments to farmers who grow soybeans, cotton and other crops ...

The January 2025 wildfires that devastated Los Angeles County could result in economic losses between $5.2 billion and $10.1 billion through 2029, according to a comprehensive study released by county ...

Global economic losses from natural disasters are projected to have dropped by 33 percent to $220 billion in 2025, despite the damage wrought by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said ...

Despite generating over $75B annually, specialty crops face rising costs, weak prices and limited safety nets. Case studies ...

Older women face dramatically higher risks: One study revealed women and the elderly bore 60% and 90% of climate-change-attributable heat deaths respectively, with older women dying at 1.8 times the ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of $39 trillion in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by ...

The federal shutdown — one month long and counting — has an obvious economic impact for government workers who aren’t receiving paychecks and food aid recipients who could lose their benefits Nov. 1.

The California aqueduct curves between a hillside and agricultural fields in Kern County at sunset. (Getty) A new economic analysis by UC professors shows the high cost of inaction on California’s ...

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: Street is flooded in aftermath of Hurricane Floyd in Bound Brook, N.J. (Photo by Mike Albans/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) The global insurance industry has ...

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