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...
Munich Re to no Longer Cover Events Canceled for Pandemics December 8, 2020 FRANKFURT/MUNICH — German reinsurance group Munich Re will no longer insure against events canceled due to pandemics, a board member...
Cybersecurity is Top Business Worry in ‘Age of Risk’ – Marsh & McLennan CEO November 17, 2020 By Alwyn Scott Cybersecurity has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new “age of risk,” topping the coronavirus pandemic...
Hurricanes Stay Stronger Longer After Landfall Than in Past November 12, 2020 By Seth Borenstein Hurricanes are keeping their staying power longer once they make landfall, spreading more inland destruction, according to a new study....
Dredge Scarcity Could Make Rebuilding Coast Slower, Costly October 19, 2020 By Tristan Baurick NEW ORLEANS — Just as Louisiana begins an ambitious slate of projects to rebuild its crumbling coastline, the essential ingredients...
Disasters Cause Insurance Double Whammy for Pandemic-Hit Businesses September 4, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and Alwyn Scott As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the...
Forecasters Predict Busy 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season May 26, 2020 By Freida Frisaro FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With forecasters predicting another intense Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 13 to 19 named...
Warmest Oceans on Record Adds to Hurricanes, Wildfires Risks April 20, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan The world’s seas are simmering, with record high temperatures spurring worry among forecasters that the global warming effect may generate...
Extreme Weather Has Gardeners Looking for Resilient Plants February 5, 2020 By Dean Fosdick Fiercer and more frequent natural disasters in recent years have many homeowners re-evaluating their landscaping. Many are restocking with trees...
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...