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The Daily Climate
- Photo essay: Climate change and deforestation collide in Indonesia’s deadly floodsMillions of people on Sumatra remain displaced by November’s cyclone, showing the dangers of the climate crisis and indiscriminate logging and habitat destruction.
- Photos capture the breathtaking scale of China's wind and solar buildoutAerial photos reveal China’s rapid landscape transformation as wind and solar projects spread from cities to remote deserts.
- After one year of Trump, is anything left of the American Climate Corps?The federal program shut down before Biden left office, but a handful of state efforts are carrying on with a lower profile.
- British tenants threaten legal action over hot homesResidents of flats in south-east London say their homes have excessive heat, with some reaching 43C.
- Will an old Pennsylvania coal town get a reboot from AI?Homer City embraces the prospect of jobs but worries the profits and power from a new gas plant will flow to faraway tech companies.
Recovery Diva
- Disaster Data for 2025From HSNW: DISASTERS In 2025, the US Suffered a Billion-Dollar Disaster Every 10 Days. https://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20260113-in-2025-the-us-suffered-a-billiondollar-disaster-every-10-days A new analysis finds that in 2025 major catastrophes took 276 lives and caused $115 billion in damages. It could have been much worse. Last … Continue reading →
- Cuts Will Add CostsFrom Forbes: How FEMA Job Cuts Could Make Disasters Even More Costly https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicasanders/2026/01/07/how-fema-job-cuts-could-make-disasters-even-more-costly/?streamIndex=0 As communities across the United States are still recovering from hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisors are warning staff to prepare for the dismissal … Continue reading →
- FEMA Likely To Dismiss 1,000 WorkersFrom the NYTimes: FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency. “Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisors are … Continue reading →
- Latest News re Cuts Likely at FEMAFrom the WashPost: Emails outline potential cuts affecting thousands of FEMA disaster responders “DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has said she wants to reduce FEMA’s staff by half. Drafted plans show how it can happen. The Department of Homeland Security drafted … Continue reading →
- Review of Actions of Past Presidents re FEMAFrom EEnews: Trump isn’t the first president who tried to change FEMA. The others failed. A presidential panel plans to vote Thursday on overhauling the disaster agency. Previous attempts attracted widespread opposition. “A panel advising President Donald Trump on how … Continue reading →


