Catastrophe Modeler Says Global Warming Increased Wind Losses by 11% November 9, 2021 By Claims Journal staff Global warming has already driven an 11% increase in insured wind losses and those losses will grow by an additional...
Climate Change: What Are the Economic Stakes? October 26, 2021 By Anthony Boadle COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world’s best last chance to cap global warming at...
Heavy Rains Trigger Floods in Northern India, Killing 22 October 20, 2021 By Biswajeet Banerjee LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 22 people have died and others are missing in floods triggered by heavy rains...
Alabama Communities Still Cleaning Up After Deadly Flooding October 14, 2021 PELHAM Ala. (AP) — Communities affected by last week’s flash flooding, which left roads and neighborhoods under water and killed...
Hurricane Ida Aftermath Delivers Deadly Lesson on Climate Change September 3, 2021 As Ida’s deadly waters receded and emergency crews raced to return power and transportation services, stunned residents of New York,...
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...
Rising Global Temperatures ‘Inexorably Closer’ to Climate Tipping Point – U.N. May 27, 2021 By Andrea Januta There is now a 40% chance that global temperatures will temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the...
Mega-Hurricane Risk Spurs Swiss Re Warning to Unprepared Canada May 24, 2021 By Danielle Bochove Climate change is making hurricanes bigger and stronger, and it may soon push them farther north. Yet Canada’s homeowners, businesses...
Study: Climate Change Added $8 Billion to Sandy’s Damages May 19, 2021 By Seth Borenstein Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation’s costliest weather disasters,...
New Florida Law Seeks to Protect State From Sea Level Rise May 14, 2021 By Brendan Farrington TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida — one of the most vulnerable places in the world to sea level rise —...