Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere—stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and…
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Heat in Europe Is Driving Up Olive Oil Prices
Soaring temperatures in Spain this summer are expected to hit the country’s olive oil production, pushing…
Atlantic Hurricane Seasons Are Starting Weeks Earlier, Raising Risks to Coastal Areas
Aug. 16, 2022 11:00 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The Atlantic hurricane season is…
Drought Devastates U.S. Cotton Harvest
Southwestern cotton growers are abandoning millions of parched acres that they planted in spring, prompting forecasts…
Winemakers in Southern Europe Grapple With Extreme Weather
Lucio Salamini has witnessed the weather patterns around his family’s vineyard in northern Italy change dramatically…
U.S. Sanctions Crypto Platform Tornado Cash, Says It Laundered Billions
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a major cryptocurrency platform, accusing it of laundering billions…
WSJ News Exclusive | Insurer Spurs Companies to Mitigate Climate-Related Risks
FM Global, one of the nation’s leading business insurers, will provide a 5% reduction in annual…
Wildfire Season Is Now All Year, Forcing Businesses to Think Ahead
As the U.S. gets hotter, wildfires are becoming a year-round challenge for businesses nationwide, though experts…
Power Companies Enter Peak Hurricane Season Lacking Enough Transformers
Utilities across the country are facing a shortage of transformers heading into peak storm season, when…