Forecasters Say Planet-Warming El Niño to Form by September March 13, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Scientists at the U.S. Climate Prediction Center project a 62% chance that an ocean-heating El Niño would emerge during the...
High-Tech Snowplows and AI Help Cities Recover From Storms, Cut Insurance Claims March 7, 2026 By Jeff McMurray Residents of Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during...
Severe Storms in Kansas Lead to $879 Million in Insurance Claims in 2025 March 6, 2026 Severe storms in Kansas caused $879 million in insurance claims in 2025, the state insurance department said. More than 82,000...
UK Floods Raise Specter of ‘Mortgage Prisoners’ Across Banks February 23, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Olivia Rudgard As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of U.K. homes, the country’s banks are under growing...
Munich Re: Insured Losses From Wildfires, Storms and Floods Hit Record High January 13, 2026 By Stephan Kahl Insured losses for so-called non-peak perils reached a record $98 billion last year, Munich Re said in a new report.
The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026 January 2, 2026 By Lili Pike What are the 14 themes Bloomberg News writers are keeping tabs on in 2026?
Severity Was up, But How Will Falling Claims Volume Impact The Profession? December 30, 2025 By Don Jergler The reduced volume was mostly driven by favorable weather and reduced catastrophe activity. The decline extended across cat and non-cat...
Forecasters Say La Niña to Fade Early Next Year, Neutral Pacific Conditions Likely December 12, 2025 By Anmol Choubey La Niña is expected to linger for another month or two before likely giving way to neutral Pacific conditions between...
Zillow Deleting Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data December 9, 2025 By Eric Roston When Zillow Group Inc. removed climate risk scores from its home listings last month, following a complaint from the real...
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Rapidly Intensifying Storms Between Long Lulls November 21, 2025 This year’s Atlantic hurricane season will be remembered for bursts of extreme weather intensity falling between long and quiet stretches...