Climate Change Made Deadly Valencia Floods More Intense February 20, 2026 By Laura Millan Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain’s Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused...
How the UK Is Keeping Flood Insurance Affordable – Until 2039 February 20, 2026 By Meilan Yan, Dalu Zhang and Neil Gunn While floods are becoming more frequent in recent years, you should still be able to buy reasonably priced home insurance....
UK Floods Raise Specter of ‘Mortgage Prisoners’ for Banks February 19, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Olivia Rudgard As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of UK homes, the country’s banks are under growing...
EU Ill-Prepared for Worsening Climate Change, Advisers Say February 18, 2026 By Kate Abnett The European Union is not prepared for worsening climate change and should urgently step up its investments to protect people...
São Paulo Battles Drought and Floods Together in Climate Paradox February 17, 2026 By Fabiano Maisonnave São Paulo, one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas housing 21 million people, is living through its largest climate-induced stress...
Viewpoint: East London Faces Risks of Extreme Flooding – But Resilience Can Be Built February 13, 2026 By Ravindra Jayaratne and Maciej Pawlik More than 1,000 properties flooded in London in 2021, resulting in insurance losses of more than £281 million. Record-breaking floods...
Southern Africa Floods That Killed 300 Fueled by Global Warming January 30, 2026 By Matthew Hill An estimated 300 people have died in extreme flooding across parts of southern Africa, including a one-in-50-year event that researchers...
Flood Losses Set to Soar 10-Fold in Southeast Asia, WTW Study Finds January 29, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee Losses tied to floods in Southeast Asia may grow as much as 10-fold in the coming years due to the...
South Africa Declares National Disaster After Deadly Floods January 19, 2026 By Eric Ombok South Africa declared a national disaster after severe weather conditions led to deadly floods across parts of the country. Heavy...
South Africa Closes Kruger Park as Deadly Floods Kill Dozens January 16, 2026 By Matthew Hill and S'thembile Cele Deadly floods prompted South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park to shut to further visitors, after extreme rainfall killed dozens in...