with the people. right now on early start what president biden calls a defining moment for democracy. air raid sirens pierce the air as north korea tries and fails to test a missile. it all adds up to baseball history. here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. president biden about to head to mexico to campaign with the governor and other democrats. expected to strike the same fee. american democracy is under dire threat and laying the blame at the feet of his predecessor. you know, american democracy is under attack because the defeated president of the united states refuses to accept the results of the 2020 election. he refuses to accept the will of the people. cnn s jasmine wright live in washington. good morning, jasmine. so nice to see you. the president, president biden veering from the democrat s 11th hour focus on the economy. zeroing in on the threat for democracy. what s the thinking? reporter
State government undertaking Sikkim Urja s Rs 11,400 crore claim for the destroyed 1,200MW Teesta III hydropower project may become a landmark in climate risk management. Reinsurers have capped their liability at Rs 500 crore for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) as these climate change events are considered too significant for conventional covers. GLOFs occur when the dam or moraine holding a glacial lake back fails, releasing a substantial volume of water downstream.
making the food. so pepsi s prices last quarter were up 17% from a year ago. profits were up 21%. chipotle s prices last quarter up 13%, profits up 26%. and this has been a criticism from the left and politicians like bernie sanders and elizabeth warren that companies are engaging what they re dubbing greedflation. why are food companies raising prices. i m assuming they have their own higher prices for what they re making and why are consumers paying for it? there s no question labor, transportation, commodities increased. we also see tight supply. that s often driven by drought, climate change events, but at the same time consumers want this stuff. they are willing to pay 10, 15% more for snacks, sweets, sodas. mondolese which makes oreos,
but that that is going to become a larger and larger part of what governance means in this century. i mean that it s not you know, it s not this sort of one-off but disaster management, preparation, mitigation and then dealing with its aftermath and through it is actually going to be like a central thing that governance is about. that s absolutely right. and you mentioned the green parts of oregon, which is primarily the willa met valley. last year we had evacuation in klakmas county. a very green city both literally and figuratively. in terms of emergency preparedness and management, we have been in crisis management mode in terms of these climate change events. i am incredibly grateful that we have the biden/harris administration in the white house that understands that we need comprehensive, collaborative partnerships to