Dozens Dead, Thousands Homeless in Bangladesh, India Floods June 22, 2022 By Al-Emrun Garjon and Aniruddha Ghosal SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Villagers in northeastern Bangladesh crowded makeshift refugee centers and scrambled to meet boats arriving with food...
Heavy Rains Trigger Floods in Northeast India, killing 11 May 18, 2022 By Wasbir Hussain GAUHATI, India (AP) — At least 11 people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s...
South Africa’s Durban Area Hit by Heavy Floods, 45 Dead April 13, 2022 By Mogomotsi Magome JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Prolonged rains and flooding in the Durban area of South Africa have claimed the lives of at...
US Crop Insurance Payouts Rise Sharply as Climate Change Worsens Droughts, Floods January 27, 2022 By Leah Douglas Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past...
Climate Change ‘Steroid’ Contributed to $130B in Insured Losses Last Year-Aon January 25, 2022 LONDON–Climate change played a part in insured losses from natural catastrophes that totalled $130 billion globally in 2021, the fourth-highest...
‘Devastation’: Month After Floods, Slow Return to Normal December 20, 2021 SUMAS, Wash. (AP)–Over a month has passed since flooding inundated northwest Washington’s Whatcom County that caused some $50 million in...
From Killer Heatwaves to Floods, Climate Change Worsened Weather Extremes in 2021 December 14, 2021 By Lisa Shumaker and Andrea Januta Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought,...
Floods Top of Mind as Canadian PM Trudeau Outlines Priorities to Parliament November 23, 2021 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will add rebuilding from British Columbia’s devastating floods to his list of priorities...
Insurer Hiscox Earmarks $150M For Hurricane, Flood Losses November 2, 2021 By Muvija M and Carolyn Cohn Hiscox has set aside $150 million to cover losses linked to Hurricane Ida and floods in Europe, the insurer said,...
46 Dead After Heavy Rains, Landslides in Northern India October 21, 2021 LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains...