Browsing: Climate
In a country of 1.4 billion people, more than half under the age of 30, the question of who speaks…
As the U.S. and Europe pull back from global climate aid, can Asian funders fill the gap?
Shaun Seow, who heads the Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA), has a theory on why the new generation of Asian philanthropists…
In the first week of May, two data center developments, one in Arizona and another in Georgia, were caught taking…
Can the ‘blue economy’ deliver on its promise? Investors are starting see the ocean as an asset worth protecting
The term “blue economy” has been circulated among environmental commentators for years—usually meaning whatever the speaker wants it to mean.…
Record U.S. drought is so bad that 97% of the Southeast and two-thirds of the West are parched
Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said…
Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sánchez Garnica’s family in rural…
Asia is one of the world’s least insured places, even as it’s battered by climate change and natural disasters
A lack of insurance coverage in Southeast Asia threatens an increasingly important hub for supply chains, as the region is…
‘I opened her door and the wind caught me, and I went flying’: The U.S. Arctic air surge is sweeping northerners off their feet
A surge of Arctic air brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on…
The end of the year is a time to reflect on the past and plan for the future. Weather, as…
Amazon employees warn company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’
Amazon employees are sounding the alarm on AI in an open letter addressed to CEO Andy Jassy and the company’s…












