Massive Wildfire Devours Forests on Greek Island of Evia August 11, 2021 By Elena Becatoros ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A massive wildfire burning for days on the northern tip of Greece’s second largest island continued...
Tropical Storm Warnings Posted in Eastern Caribbean as System Gathers Power August 10, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical storm warnings have been posted across the eastern Caribbean as a system gathers power and takes shape southeast of...
China Regulator Urges Insurers to Expand Natural Disaster Coverage July 29, 2021 BEIJING – China’s banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday that it will guide insurers to increase investment in natural...
Insured Losses from July Floods in Germany Could Approach $6B: AIR Worldwide July 28, 2021 AIR Worldwide, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm, estimates insured losses in Germany from July flooding could approach €5 billion ($6...
Trans-Siberian Railway Bridge Resumes Operations After Repair of Flood Damages July 27, 2021 MOSCOW — Russia said on Tuesday it had fully restored train travel over a Trans-Siberian railway bridge in its far...
Update: China’s Financial Hub of Shanghai at Virtual Standstill as Typhoon Makes Landfall July 26, 2021 Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping ports to halt...
Flooding Damages Bridge on Russia’s Trans-Siberian Railway, Blocking Traffic July 23, 2021 MOSCOW – Flooding has damaged a bridge on Russia’s Trans-Siberian railway in its Far East, suspending traffic in the area,...
Germany’s Floods Will See ‘Sizable’ Protection Gap. Could Insurance Demand Increase? July 22, 2021 By L.S. Howard With an insured price tag of €4 billion to €5 billion (US$4.7 billion to $5.9 billion), economic losses from Germany’s...
Deadly Floods in China, Europe Send Stark Reminder of Climate Change Vulnerabilities July 22, 2021 By Aradhana Aravindan and James Mackenzie Deadly floods that have upended life in both China and Germany have sent a stark reminder that climate change is...
China’s Henan Province Braces for More Rain After Severe Floods Kill at Least 33 July 22, 2021 By Alfred Cang China’s Henan province is bracing for more heavy rain after severe flooding that sparked large-scale evacuations left at least 33...