Why Snow, Hail and Wildfire Are Expensive for the Insurance Industry August 16, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman If you’re having trouble wrapping your mind around the scree of natural catastrophes currently plaguing the world—from deadly July floods...
Extreme Weather Sounds Alarm For Under-Insured China August 13, 2021 BEIJING — Devastating summer floods in the populous province of Henan in central China are a wake-up call for local...
Floods Hit Northern Turkey; Several People Hurt, Missing August 12, 2021 By Suzan Fraser ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Heavy rains triggered severe floods and mudslides in northern Turkey on Wednesday, leaving one woman missing,...
Once-in-50-Year Heat Waves Now Happening Every Decade – U.N. Climate Report August 9, 2021 By Jake Spring Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade because...
Germany Defends Preparation for Floods, Considers Lessons July 20, 2021 By Geir Moulson BERLIN (AP) — German officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that caught...
Storm Leaves 3 Dead, Displaces Thousands in Philippines June 3, 2021 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm left at least three people dead and displaced thousands of villagers in the...
Swiss Re Says Secondary Perils Should Be a Priority Concern for Insurers March 31, 2021 By Claims Journal Staff Swiss Re warned insurers Tuesday that secondary perils such as thunderstorms and wildfires are making up a growing share of...
Trapped Sydney Driver Becomes First Flood Disaster Fatality March 25, 2021 By Rod McGuirk CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A motorist trapped in a car in Sydney on Wednesday became the first fatality of the...
2020 Hit Temperature Record, Rounded Off Hottest Decade – EU Climate Service January 8, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Matthew Green BRUSSELS/LONDON — Last year tied with 2016 as the world’s warmest on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as...
The Stormy, Fiery Year When Climate Disasters Wouldn’t Stop December 11, 2020 By Seth Borenstein Nature struck relentlessly in 2020 with record-breaking and deadly weather- and climate-related disasters. With the most named storms in the...