Climate change is already costing us money, but we have a chance to limit the worst of it and prosper. Here's how.

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Extreme weather is occurring more often. These events pose risks to the economy.

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The vicious cycle of homeowners insurance: It's increasingly expensive to protect homes in the disaster-prone areas that need it most

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Extreme weather events are causing changes in the insurance industry.

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Las Vegas is asking companies that want to move or expand there to show how much water they plan to use

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The water level in Lake Mead, which serves southern Nevada, has been historically low due to prolonged drought

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If a single farm produced all the food wasted in the US, it would be the size of California and New York combined. We're the culprits.

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Shuggie's, a San Francisco restaurant, uses food that would otherwise go to waste to create meals.

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The last 3 months were the hottest on record. Was summer 2023 just the beginning?

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This year's US Open has been a hot one. Serbia's Novak Djokovic cooled off during a break this week.

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Earth's deep blue oceans are fading and changing color — and scientists aren't sure why

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A beach in Paradise island, Bahamas. Scientists have said oceans, especially in tropical areas, are getting greener, reflecting rapidly changing ecosystems.

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If you're an American eating beef this weekend, there's a good chance you're a man or age 50 to 65

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Americans most likely to eat beef were men or people aged 50 to 65, a study found.

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The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery work

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Jewell Baggett stands beside a Christmas decoration she recovered from the wreckage of her mother's home, as she searches for anything salvageable from the trailer home her grandfather had acquired in 1973 and built multiple additions on to over the decades, in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday.

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Natural disasters are making it harder for you to insure your home — and costing homeowners thousands

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Homes in Florida.

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The money of America's top 10% is causing almost half of US emissions. So tax it, researchers say.

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In a new study, the income flows of the wealthiest 10% in the US were associated with 40% of the country's greenhouse-gas emissions.

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