Canadian Wildfires: As wildfires devastate more and more land, responders are finding it difficult to even keep up

Chibougamau, Quebec CNN — When the Silver State Hotshot crew arrived from Nevada a few weeks ago, Canada’s wildfires had already burned millions of acres and broken all-time fire records. So everyone already knew what they were dealing with. “For us in the states, this would be one of the biggest fires of all time… … Read more

Why it is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to take out household contents insurance

new York CNN — Home contents insurance is becoming more and more expensive and difficult to find in many places. There are no signs that the situation will improve any time soon. The culprits: climate change, rising costs for conversions or repairs and a sharp increase in premiums from reinsurance companies, which insurers use to … Read more

Four alarming charts showing just how extreme the climate is right now

CNN — Rising temperatures. Unusually hot oceans. Record high carbon pollution in the atmosphere and low ice levels in Antarctica. We’re only halfway through 2023, and so many climate records are being broken that some scientists are sounding the alarm, fearing it could be a sign the planet is warming much faster than expected. In … Read more