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Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter

Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest level ever recorded, statistically tying last year's record, a leading US climate observatory for this geopolitically significant region said on Thursday. The ice is formed by seawater that freezes through the winter. It partially melts through the summer. However, the amount of

Lagos secures flood insurance for 4 million at-risk Nigerians

Lagos secures flood insurance for 4 million at-risk Nigerians

Nigeria's Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people, the Insurance Development Forum said Thursday, as the country's economic capital faces rising sea levels and floods linked to climate change. The coastal mega-city of Lagos and

Slushy slopes end Bridger Bowl’s season three weeks early

Slushy slopes end Bridger Bowl’s season three weeks early

Last Friday — standing in a puddle and donning a brightly colored Hawaiian lei — Bridger Bowl General Manager Hiram Towle announced that the mountain would be closing for the season on March 22 — nearly three weeks earlier than anticipated. According to the Bridger Bowl website, the mountain closed due to unseasonably

Maryland climate ruling tees up U.S. Supreme Court case

(The Center Square) - The Maryland Supreme Court, in a 3-2 decision, rejected a lawsuit on Tuesday by climate activists seeking damages from energy companies over their perceived contributions to climate change. The judges specifically referenced an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case on a similar topic. The state’s

Speaking for the trees: At 'the end of the paved road', 81-year-old Jesse Logan advocates for ancient whitebark pine

As snow falls and temperatures drop, so too does the population of Cooke City. For Jesse Logan, this transition is his cue to make his annual migration from Paradise Valley to a cabin at "the end of the paved road." During Logan's first winter in Montana,

Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill

Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill

The economic cost of carbon emissions is far higher than previously estimated, said a new study Wednesday that links big polluters to tens of trillions of dollars in climate-related damages worldwide. The study in the journal Nature measures how human-caused warming affects economic growth and assigns a share

Maryland Supreme Court tosses Blue cities' climate lawsuits against energy companies

(The Center Square) – The Maryland Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed three lawsuits filed by Democrat-run jurisdictions claiming oil and gas companies concealed information about their products’ contributions to climate change, leading to significant costs. In the 3-2 decision, Justice Brynja Booth wrote for the majority that the cities