Thousands of Fires Are Burning in the Drought-Wracked Amazon September 23, 2024 By Barbara Nascimento, Eric Roston and Simone Iglesias Much of Brazil is burning as tens of thousands of fires rage around the country, half of them in the...
Firefighters Face Blazes Across Northern Portugal for Fourth Day September 19, 2024 Firefighters are battling blazes in the region of Aveiro and other areas of northern Portugal for a fourth day after...
A Continent Ablaze: South America Surpasses Record for Fires September 13, 2024 By Jake Spring and Stefanie Eschenbacher South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest through the world’s largest wetlands to dry forests in...
Canada’s Wildfire Season Ranks Among Worst but Less Severe Than Feared September 12, 2024 By Nia Williams With summer drawing to a close in Canada, the 2024 wildfire season is shaping up as one of the most...
Claims From 4 Summer Weather Events in Canada Exceed Prior Year Total: IBC September 6, 2024 Four natural catastrophes over four weeks during Canada’s summer season have resulted in about five times the amount of claims...
Canada’s 10 Worst Natural Disasters Totaled C$30 Billion in Annual Insured Losses September 3, 2024 Insured losses have surged in the past decade as climate change in Canada sparks wildfires, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with...
Insured Losses From Canada’s Jasper Wildfire Surpass C$880 Million August 28, 2024 This summer’s devastating wildfire in Jasper, Canada resulted in more than C$880 million (US$653.4 million) in insured damage, according to...
Storm Warnings Issued Across Southern Europe – From Italy to Serbia August 27, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Eva Brendel Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from the south of France to the Balkans. There are...
Update: Greece Battles Wildfires While Storm Lilian Crosses UK August 23, 2024 By Paul Tugwell, Eamon Akil Farhat and Joao Lima Greek wildfire risks increased as temperatures climb and near gale force winds blow across the Aegean Sea, while Storm Lilian...
Remnants of Hurricane Ernesto Trigger Wind and Rain Warnings in Scotland August 22, 2024 By Dylan Griffiths, Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Yellow weather warnings are in place for Scotland on Thursday, as the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto bring strong winds and...