Climate change

New Zealand Rethinks Housing Protections Amid Climate-Driven Disasters

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New Zealand Rethinks Housing Protections Amid Climate-Driven Disasters

  WELLINGTON, July 17, 2025 — The New Zealand authorities is overhauling its housing safety insurance policies in response to intensifying climate-driven climate occasions, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon signaling that the follow of bailing out owners impacted by floods and landslides is now not viable. In a July 15, 2025, interview with Radio New … Read more

Hurricane Season 2025: Meteorologists Lose Critical Satellite Data, Threatening Forecast Accuracy

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Hurricane Season 2025: Meteorologists Lose Critical Satellite Data, Threatening Forecast Accuracy

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1, meteorologists face a significant setback with the abrupt discontinuation of data from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS), a vital tool for forecasting hurricanes. The U.S. Department of Defense and NOAA announced on June 25, 2025, that SSMIS data from three weather satellites will … Read more