Typhoon Hinnamnor Rips Across South Korea’s Industrial Region, Killing at Least 2 September 6, 2022 By Soo-hyang Choi A powerful typhoon tore through South Korea’s southern industrial hubs on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead, 10 missing...
S. Korea Braces for Strongest Typhoon in Nation’s History With Major Damage Expected September 2, 2022 By Heesu Lee South Korea is bracing for the strongest storm in the nation’s history with Super Typhoon Hinnamnor forecast to hammer its...
Deaths From Pakistan Floods Top 1,000 in ‘Climate Catastrophe’ August 29, 2022 By Zarar Khan ISLAMABAD (AP) – Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate...
Tropical Storm Ma-on Takes Aim at Hong Kong, Guangdong Province August 24, 2022 Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday, bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected...
New Zealand Weighs Damage After Floods Batter South Island August 22, 2022 New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage...
Insured Losses From February’s European Windstorms Estimated at €3.7B: PERILS August 19, 2022 Insured losses for the European windstorm series, which affected the British Isles and continental Europe in February 2022, are estimated...
Heavy Rain Continues to Flood New Zealand, Forcing Evacuations August 19, 2022 By Nick Perry WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Heavy rain continued to pelt New Zealand on Thursday, causing further disruptions and road closures...
Wildfires Burn, Farmers Struggle as Another Heatwave Bakes Western Europe August 12, 2022 By Stephane Mahe European nations sent firefighting teams to help France tackle a “monster” wildfire on Thursday, while forest blazes also raged in...
Wildfires Rage in France, Destroying Homes, Forcing Evacuation of Residents August 11, 2022 By Stephane Mahe and Layli Foroudi Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents,...
Floods, Storms Drive Global Insured Catastrophe Losses of US$38B in H1 2022: Swiss Re August 2, 2022 A series of winter storms in Europe, record floods in Australia and South Africa as well as a high number...