Climate crisis

Farmers are catching less than half of their normal haul. Restaurants are hiking prices for the tiny, lobster-like crustacean, which is threatening neighborhood traditions of gathering around a crawfish boil.

The rules are softer than those initially proposed.

Many fewer vessels now traverse the canal daily. The water deficit is a global phenomenon that has been linked to climate change.

In California, a fight is brewing over whether to build middle-class homes or restore wetlands that could mitigate flood risk. 

Insurance premiums for affordable housing operators are already pricier. The pandemic and climate change has pushed the costs even more.

Leaked documents obtained by the BBC show the United Arab Emirates, a major fossil fuel producer, was looking to strike oil deals at COP28.

The two-week United Nations summit on climate change will kick off on Nov. 30 and take place in Dubai this year.

Companies including Ikea, Nestle, Unilever and Volvo are saying that they're already grappling with the costs of the climate crisis.

Temperatures are increasing in the Mediterranean 20% faster than the global average. That's likely to have an impact on tourism.

The two challenges are interrelated, and a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute says they must be addressed in tandem.