by Jess Zimmerman. The Youngstown, Ohio area has had 11 minor earthquakes since last March, and according to seismologist  Read More →

by Sarah Laskow. Russian oil spills come in drips and trickles, instead of dramatic explosions. But the Associated Press reports that oil companies there spill at least 1 percent of all oil produced every year — “equivalent... 

by Sarah Laskow. Remember how last month Chevron spilled more than 100,000 gallons of oil off the coast of Brazil? The oil industry likes us to think that spills like this are no big deal: They'll clean that right up! But this... 

by Sarah Laskow. The Olympics is supposed to be all about fellowship and camaraderie, but the London Olympics Committee might have cozied up to the wrong crowd. Dow Chemicals is set to sponsor the wrap that will cover the Olympic... 

by Jess Zimmerman. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has officially stated that climate change will lead to more extreme weather events — we all sorta knew that, but it's nice to have confirmation. It turns out,... 

by Sarah Laskow. Americans may not care about weather-related disasters in places like Tuvalu, but it's possible that mudslides and flooding devastating some of Italy's most beautiful tourist ares will make a blip on the country's... 

by Sarah Laskow. The number of non-residential solar panel installations is growing . Disasters connected to weather or climate made more than 30 million people in Asia refugees last year, the Asian Development Bank reports. Oil industry... 

by Christopher Mims. On 9/11 the Coast Guard put out a call: All boats who were willing should report to Governor's Island to effect a rescue of the hundreds of thousands trapped on Manhattan Island. This documentary, by Road2Resilience,... 

by Christopher Mims. Texas' over-the-top, economically devastating, record-breaking drought is likely to turn into a grinding, multi-year drought , reports Kate Galbraith in the Texas Tribune . That could put it on track to compete... 

2011 is tied with 2008 for the most billion-dollar weather disasters ever recorded. And it’s only August. Here is the original post: The 9 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters of 2011  Read More →

by Christopher Mims. Texas is now in the midst of its  Read More →

by Jess Zimmerman. Ever wonder what oil executives do with all the money they make from wrecking the planet? Well, take a tour with me through the playhouse that oil exec John Schiller  Read More →

by Sarah Laskow. Politicians might not believe in climate change, but insurance companies do . They track disasters, and it turns out that disasters just in the first six months of this year already cost the world more than any other... 

by Sarah Laskow. After months of drought, the federal government declared 213 counties in Texas natural disasters. Even if wildfires stay clear of Los Alamos, burning trees and heated soil contaminated with residual radiation from... 

by Christopher Mims. Back when Italy was trying out nuclear power for the first time, Cesare Silvi was one of the guys who had to figure out how to make it safe. Sometimes crazy things would happen — once, an oil pipe burst,... 

The 8th of June is World Oceans Day, our annual chance to celebrate all things marine! Coordinated by The Ocean Project and The World Ocean Network, World Oceans Day encourages us to consider everything that the oceans provide us with... 

China warned several central and southern provinces hit by a months-long dry spell on Saturday to prepare for heavy rain and even floods, though Premier Wen Jiabao said it was too early to call an end to the critical water shortage.... 

Search teams bathed in the harsh glow of floodlights early on Monday picked through rubble of neighborhoods and commercial districts demolished by a tornado that killed at least 30 people in the southwestern Missouri town of Joplin.... 

by Sarah Laskow. Harry Reid met with Big Environment last night to strategize a defense of the Clean Air Act. Politico says a key point of debate was whether enviros should go after errant, but potentially vulnerable Dems on green... 

Gradually rising sea levels caused by global warming over the past 30 years have contributed to a growing number of disasters along China’s coast, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday. Sea levels along China’s coastline...