Nature

February 24, 2025 1:57 PM

Countries make fresh attempt at $200 billion nature finance deal

Countries gather in Rome this week for a second crack at figuring out how to generate $200 billion a year to help preserve the world's biodiversity – and give a shot in the arm to global cooperation as the United States draws back. Moves by Donald Trump since his inauguration in January to nix development funding have cast a shadow over the discussions and heap pressure on attendees, even though the world's biggest economy was not a formal signatory to the efforts. After striking a landmark ...

Deaths linked to hurricanes still occur years after storm hits

Hurricanes and tropical storms in the United States cause a surge of deaths for nearly 15 years after the initial weather event strikes, new research suggests. Governments only record the number of people killed during these tropical cyclones, usually due to drowning or injury. A new analysis, published in Nature, estimates that an average U.S. tropical cyclone indirectly causes 7,000 to 11,000 excess deaths during ensuing years. Since 1930, these storms have contributed to between 3.6 million...