Ex-Fed Official Sees Secular ‘Shocks’ Ahead From Extreme Weather October 10, 2025 By Alastair Marsh The Federal Reserve’s former top-ranking official overseeing climate risk says the U.S. economy faces a series of long-term, structural shocks...
La Niña Emerges Raising Drought Risks for California and Brazil October 9, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan A weather-changing La Niña has emerged in the Pacific Ocean, increasing the risk of drought in California and crop-growing regions...
Thousands Flee Wildfires Across Greece as Heat Withers Crops August 13, 2025 By Joe Wertz, Paul Tugwell and Macarena Muñoz Greek coastguard vessels evacuated tourists and locals, while a volunteer firefighter died in Spain as authorities struggled to quell blazes...
France Contains Wildfire But Heat Wave Set to Intensify August 8, 2025 By Joe Wertz Firefighters made progress tackling France’s biggest wildfires in more than seven decades, with light rain providing a chance to control...
Typhoon May Strengthen on Track Toward Northern Philippines July 24, 2025 By Mary Hui and Neil Jerome Morales A typhoon moving toward northern Philippines may intensify further before making landfall as early as tonight, with heavy rain and...
Trump Administration Sued by US States for Cutting Disaster Prevention Grants July 16, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner and Courtney Rozen A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from...
Central Texas Floods Highlight State’s Risky Profile, Triple-I Analysis Finds July 16, 2025 By Ezra Amacher The catastrophic floods in central Texas on July 4 occurred in an area where fewer than 3% of homeowners have...
Insurance Group Calls for Collaboration to Cover Disaster Losses July 16, 2025 By Erica Yokoyama Public/private collaboration, beyond just insurance, is essential to narrowing the protection gap, as losses from natural disasters rise, the head...
Florida Meteorologist Predicts Where the Next Hurricane Will Hit, for a Price July 16, 2025 By William Rabb Colorado State University’s hurricane research team, perhaps the best-known and most-often quoted forecasting service, last week revised its prediction for...
How Much Does a Heat Wave Cost? Insurers and CEOs Want to Know July 1, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman When a hurricane or a wildfire strikes, the economic damage is usually very visible — roofs are ripped off or...