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    Fruit and Vegetable Shortage in UK Leads Supermarkets to Ration

    Fruit and Vegetable Shortage in UK Leads Supermarkets to Ration

    Fresh produce shortages have prompted UK supermarkets — including Asda, Morrisons and Tesco — to ration their fruits and vegetables. Tomatoes, lettuce and peppers were being limited to three per customer at Asda, reported BBC News. Tesco, the latest store to implement buying limits, had a maximum of three per customer for cucumbers, tomatoes and […]

    Unaccounted Flood Risks Threaten Low-Income Home Values Most

    Unaccounted Flood Risks Threaten Low-Income Home Values Most

    American homes in flood zones are overvalued by as much as $237 billion and a correction to accurately account for risks exacerbated by climate change would disproportionately slash the value of homes owned by low-income residents in GOP-controlled states, a study published in Nature Climate Change warns. The disproportionate risk is borne by property owners in counties […]

    Cloudburst Management Comes to New York City 

    Cloudburst Management Comes to New York City 

    This past month, reports flooded in of the deluge of rain hitting California. Californians were faced with dire situations, and at least 22 lives were lost. In all, over 30 trillion gallons of water fell in the state, according to a student scientist. But in a state with an unyielding drought, the majority of that […]

    Climate Crisis Raised the Risk of 2021 Weather Extremes, Annual Report Finds

    Climate Crisis Raised the Risk of 2021 Weather Extremes, Annual Report Finds

    The climate crisis has its fingerprints on several extreme weather events over the past two years, from drought in California to heavy rain in the UK. That’s the conclusion of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) special report Explaining Extreme Events in 2021 and 2022 from a Climate Perspective, presented by the National […]

    Deadly Storms Keep Pummeling California

    Deadly Storms Keep Pummeling California

    The sixth atmospheric river, of an expected nine, slammed California with even more destruction, and the worst is yet to come. The strongest storm yet — of the barrage responsible for the deaths of at least 14 people, including a 5-year-old swept away by floodwaters in Paso Robles on Monday — also forced the evacuation […]