Two weeks before world leaders meet to debate the climate crisis, a report released on Thursday shows the 10 deadliest extreme weather events in the past two decades were made worse by burning fossil fuels.
More than half a million people around the world were killed in those disasters since 2004.
Climate change has increased the destructive force of natural disasters, knocking down power lines and leaving thousands in the dark. You don’t realize how much of your life depends upon a steady electricity stream until authorities say it may be weeks until service returns.
Here’s how natural disasters impact our energy security, what we can do about it and what hurdles we must first overcome. ...
