Drew Kann - Producer
Drew Kann
Producer
Drew is a writer and producer for CNN Digital covering the climate crisis, inequality and much more. He joined CNN in January 2014.
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25% of all critical infrastructure in the US is at risk of failure due to flooding, new report finds
Oct 11, 2021
Among the infrastructure at risk to worsening floods are roads, police and fire stations, hospitals, airports and power stations.
Homeowners brace for more expensive flood insurance as FEMA launches changes to program
Oct 1, 2021
Homeowners in some flood-prone areas are bracing for rising insurance rates as FEMA launches a revamp of its flood insurance program.
There’s a 1-in-3 chance Lake Powell won’t be able to generate hydropower in 2023 due to drought conditions, new study says
Sep 23, 2021
The falling water levels at Lake Powell, the second-largest man-made reservoir in the US, could make the dam’s hydroelectric power generation impossible as soon as next year, according to new projections released Wednesday by the US Bureau of Reclamation.
New York City was never built to withstand a deluge like the one Ida delivered. It showed.
Sep 5, 2021
From the heatwaves in the Pacific Northwest to the damage strewn from Louisiana to the Northeast by Ida, the floods are just the latest example of how ill-prepared America is for what climate change has in store.
Extreme weather is upending lives in the West. ‘You walk around with this vague sense of terror.’
Jul 28, 2021
Most of all, people fear how much worse things could get.
Extreme drought and deforestation are priming the Amazon rainforest for a terrible fire season
Jun 22, 2021
The southern Amazon rainforest has rarely been drier than it is now.
The shocking numbers behind the Lake Mead drought crisis
Jun 17, 2021
The Lake Mead reservoir is poised to become the focal point of one of the country’s most significant climate crises: water shortages in the West.
First-ever Colorado River water shortage is now almost certain, new projections show
May 27, 2021
After Lake Mead sunk below a key threshold this week, new projections show continued declines in the key reservoir’s supply that could trigger a shortage declaration and water cuts in some states next year.
Biden administration announces plan to bring offshore wind to California coast for the first time
May 25, 2021
The Biden administration announced plans to allow development of wind energy off the coast of Calfornia for the first time, in a step towards achieving its goal of generating 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.
‘Zombie fires’ are already smoldering in the Arctic. They could become more common as the planet warms
May 19, 2021
A new report finds that while so-called “zombie fires” are currently responsible for a small portion of the land scarred by wildfires today in the world’s boreal forests, they could become more prevalent as the climate warms.
Antarctica’s ice sheet is critical to the fate of coastal cities. How much it will melt remains a big question
May 5, 2021
A pair of new studies that project how much the world’s major land ice masses could contribute to sea level rise show that there is still disagreement over how much of Antarctica’s ice sheet could melt in a warmer world.
As a megadrought persists, new projections show a key Colorado River reservoir could sink to a record low later this year
Apr 21, 2021
A megadrought that began around the year 2000 continues to grip much of West, and new projections show that key reservoirs on the Colorado River could sink to historically low levels later this year, potentially triggering water cutbacks in 2022.
‘In the end, everything is about equity’: How experts say the pandemic could invigorate climate change action
Apr 13, 2021
Experts say the pandemic has taught us hard lessons that countries can use to tackle our other major global crisis: climate change.
India’s groundwater crisis threatens food security for hundreds of millions, study says
Feb 25, 2021
Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study.
Trump stacked his Cabinet with climate skeptics. Now Republicans are piling on Biden’s climate activist nominee
Feb 24, 2021
President Joe Biden nominated the most diverse Cabinet in history, but the Senate, which gets to offer “advice and consent,” is suddenly full of members – mostly Republicans – who are critical of partisan tweets and are carefully scrutinizing nominees’ job qualifications.
Texas’ dangerous week in the dark is a wake-up call for the country’s infrastructure
Feb 20, 2021
As power outages across Texas, Louisiana and other states leave millions struggling to stay warm in record-breaking cold, experts say there are hard lessons to be learned about the dire need to prepare the country’s infrastructure to handle the curve balls climate change is likely to throw at us.
