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Climate Change Made Deadly Valencia Floods More Intense
Feb 20 2026 // Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain’s Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated €29 billion in damages ($34 billion). Global...
How the UK Is Keeping Flood Insurance Affordable – Until 2039
Feb 20 2026 // While floods are becoming more frequent in recent years, you should still be able to buy reasonably priced home insurance. That reassurance exists largely because of Flood Re. Launched in 2016, Flood Re is a national...
UK Floods Raise Specter of ‘Mortgage Prisoners’ for Banks
Feb 19 2026 // As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of UK homes, the country’s banks are under growing pressure to prove they’re not underestimating the risk in their mortgage books. Nationwide...
São Paulo Battles Drought and Floods Together in Climate Paradox
Feb 17 2026 // São Paulo, one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas housing 21 million people, is living through its largest climate-induced stress test in more than a decade as deadly flash floods collide with a severe...
Viewpoint: East London Faces Risks of Extreme Flooding – But Resilience Can Be Built
Feb 13 2026 // More than 1,000 properties flooded in London in 2021, resulting in insurance losses of more than £281 million. Record-breaking floods continue to hit the UK. In the capital, 13% of properties have been classed as having a...
Portugal Deadly Floods Force Evacuations, Collapse Main Highway
Feb 12 2026 // Thousands of people fled their homes in central Portugal after rising waters burst through the banks of the Mondego River, flooding roads, collapsing critical infrastructure and leaving vast areas of farmland under...
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