The Natural Resources Defense Council says property insurers, not policyholders, should financially back state insurers of last resort.

Buyout programs usually involve a government purchasing a frequently flooded property at market rate to reduce resident risk, cut liabilities and restore land.

Rice-producing regions like Tohoku and Hokuriku saw the least amount of rain in July on record that goes back nearly 80 years.

The Perito Moreno Glacier has started losing contact with the bedrock below, causing it to shed more ice as it inches backward.

Vanuatu, which is home to about 300,000 people spread across 83 islands, is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change.