Climate in Crisis

Susana Ramos, the wife of Ruben Torres, was able to hear her husband’s message only days later. Every day she hopes she can find out what happened to him.

The report paints a picture of a country warming about 60% faster than the world as a whole, one that regularly gets smacked with costly weather disasters and faces even bigger problems in the future.

Although balance sheets remain solid, renewables companies have been writing down assets and cutting their earnings outlooks.

This city of 1 million, a blend of big hotels and impoverished suburbs, tourism and drug violence, is trying to recover at a similarly unequal rhythm.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a plan that will initially allow up to 280 Tuvaluans to come to Australia each year.

NASA said parts of the country could get more flooding this winter if a strong El Niño develops, adding to what has already been a year of destructive extreme weather.

Researchers found that global average temperatures from November 2022 through October 2023 were 2.4 degrees F above preindustrial levels.

October was a whopping 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the previous record for the month in 2019.

Scientists with the World Weather Attribution group found that extreme temperatures dramatically increased the likelihood of the drought that has fueled a humanitarian crisis.

Construction projects have also been put on hold as annual air pollution in the capital region reaches hazardous highs.

Survivors of the Aug. 8 disaster report severe depression, suicidal thoughts and traumatic flashbacks.