Floods in France, Italy Swept Bodies Out of Cemeteries October 7, 2020 By Daniel Cole BREIL-SUR-ROYA, France — The grim job of searching for flood victims in Alpine villages and on the nearby French and...
Drought and Rain Are Reshaping Global Grain Trade Routes August 19, 2020 By Megan Durisin and Ainslie Chandler The global wheat trade is being shaken up again after extreme weather hurt crops in the European Union while harvests...
Red Alerts in China as Floods Maroon Equipment to Fight Coronavirus July 17, 2020 By David Stanway SHANGHAI — Large parts of China were reeling on Friday from the worst floods in decades, as disruption mounted for...
UK’s Johnson Under Fire for Flood Response as More Rain Due February 21, 2020 By Jill Lawless LONDON — British authorities said Thursday that more rain will bring the risk of “significant flooding” in the coming days,...
Traditional Ways of Paying for Fires and Floods Aren’t Cutting It February 11, 2020 By Will Wade and Mark Chediak Fires and floods are sending some of the nation’s largest utilities to the bond market to cover huge, unexpected bills....
South Dakota Townships Face Financial Woes After 2019 Floods January 17, 2020 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Townships in South Dakota are facing economic difficulties as 2019 flood repair costs mount. Townships primarily...
The Small Riverside Town of Mosby, Missouri, is Disappearing One House at a Time November 25, 2019 By David A. Lieb MOSBY, Mo. — Tammy Kilgore raised the giant claw of a John Deere excavator high in the air, then slammed...
Flood, Fire and Plague: Climate Change Blamed for Disasters November 14, 2019 By Robert Birsel SINGAPORE — Extreme floods in Venice, fires in Australia and even an outbreak of plague in China have been attributed...
Zurich Insurance Chief Set to End Revamp Ahead of All Goals August 12, 2019 By Patrick Winters Zurich Insurance Group AG said it will exceed all of its financial targets as the global insurer benefits from a...
Senate Passes $19.1 Billion Relief Package for Natural Disasters May 24, 2019 By Erik Wasson and Steven T. Dennis The Senate passed a $19.1 billion disaster-aid plan Thursday for areas hit by hurricanes, Midwest floods and California wildfires after...