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Florida homeowners still face an insurance crisis in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 14:08

A flooded main street with two trucks driving through the water covered up to the tops of their tires, with stores and businesses on either side that have water up to their front doors — Hurricane Helene caused flooding in Tarpon Springs, Florida, near Tampa.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Real Estate, hurricane-helene, home-insurance, Florida, Hurricanes, storms, climate-crisis

A giant hole in Siberia is visible from space and growing rapidly. It might reveal hints about our planet's future.

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 11:42

google earth image of a giant brown textured squiggly crater in the shape of a horseshoe crab in the middle of a green forested landscape — The Batagay crater, as seen on Google Earth in satellite data from May.
Google, Airbus

Science, holes, siberia, Russia, permafrost, climate-crisis

Flying is about to become even more miserable

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 12:29

Tech Insider : Travel

Photo collage of a plane. — Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Jennie Zeiher is a frequent flyer, but she was beginning to distrust the process.

Science, Flights, Flying, climate-change, Turbulence, extreme-weather, Airlines

Airport, farm, and fast-food workers rally for better heat protections

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 07:00

A plane takes off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport during extreme heat. — A plane takes off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on June 05, 2024.
Justin Sullivan

Sustainability, Airports, fast-food, extreme-heat, climate-crisis, Farms, labor

Turbulence is getting more frequent and more severe. An aviation and climate expert explains why.

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 05:00

A general view of the cabin of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, which was hit by severe turbulence. — One passenger died and dozens were injured on Singapore Airlines Flight 321.
Reuters/Stringer

Transportation, Turbulence, Aviation, Airlines, climate-crisis, atmosphere, jet-stream

The Biden administration is giving entrepreneurs a shot at loans up to $2 million for climate-focused projects

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 10:46

Tech Insider : Economy

Stock image shows two people looking at a laptop in a small business factory. — The Small Business Administration is expanding loan programs for climate-friendly businesses.
SeventyFour/Getty Images

economy, Small Business, energy, Climate, small-business, Loans, green-energy

Bill Gates hopes Elon Musk will talk about climate but says the Tesla CEO will 'talk about whatever he feels like'

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 22:19

Elon Musk Bill Gates — Elon Musk and Bill Gates have a history of disagreeing on many topics.
Susan Walsh/AP; Mike Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times

Tech, elon-musk, bill-gates, climate-crisis, tesla

Seeking nominations for Business Insider's third annual climate action list

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 13:27

A man with a hard hat stands under a wind turbine. — Nominate a climate leader by August 12, 2024.
Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images

Sustainability, Tech, climate-action-30, climate-action, climate-crisis, Sustainability, special-projects

What Americans say they want on climate versus what Biden and Trump are offering

Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:13

Tech Insider : Politics

Donald Trump and Joe Biden — Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Anna Moneymaker and Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

politics, Sustainability, joe-biden, donald-trump, solary-energy, wind-energy, fossil-fuels

Copenhagen may have cracked how to get tourists to behave: Free glasses of wine and kayaking

Wed, 07/10/2024 - 07:32

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

Copenhagen, Denmark — Copenhagen, Denmark's capital and most populous city, wants to reward climate-conscious tourists.
Scott E Barbour/Getty Images

Travel, Travel, Europe, news-uk, copenhagen, tourism, climate-crisis

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