Climate Models May Have Underestimated Impact of Extreme Weather Events July 26, 2021 By Andrea Januta As scientists gather online to finalize a long-awaited update on global climate research, recent extreme weather events across the globe...
Update: China Province Deluged by 1,000-Year Flood, with Rising Death Toll July 21, 2021 By Ryan Woo and Stella Qiu BEIJING – At least least 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them...
Death Toll from February Extreme Cold in Texas Rises to 210 July 15, 2021 State officials on July 13 added 59 deaths to the toll wrought by the Feb. 14 cold wave and the...
It’s Right to Worry About Nightmare Climate Scenarios: Viewpoint July 12, 2021 By Gernot Wagner It’s hot out. It’s getting hotter. The climate memes practically write themselves: “Think this summer is hot? Consider it the...
Biden Stresses Disaster Preparedness as Extreme Weather Exacts Toll June 25, 2021 President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration needs to “bring every resource to bear” to deal with natural disasters...
Extreme Weather, Repair Woes to Push Property Insurance Higher: Hippo CEO June 23, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Extreme weather events and shortage of labor and materials for repairs will push property insurance rates higher in the next...
White House Boosts Spending for Disaster, Extreme Weather Preparations May 25, 2021 The United States will double its spending to $1 billion on preparations for extreme weather and other natural disasters as...
How Everybody Ends Up Paying for Climate Crisis March 15, 2021 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak Fallout from last month’s deadly deep freeze in Texas has quietly spread to people living hundreds of miles away. Minnesota...
Most of Texas Deep Freeze $90 Billion in Losses Avoidable, Modeler Says February 25, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Texas’s deep freeze and power outages last week could cost as much as $90 billion in losses, and most of...
UK Insurers Could See Underwriting Losses After Storms Ciara, Dennis: Fitch February 21, 2020 Losses from storms Ciara and Dennis, which brought strong winds, torrential rain and widespread flooding to the UK, will increase...