Satellite Data Capturing Burned Acres Show Canada Wildfire Season off to Wild Start June 6, 2025 By M.K. Wildeman While images of wildfires capture their ferocity, data can provide insight into how bad a fire season is. Such is...
Wildfires in Alberta Pose Growing Threat to Canada’s Oil May 30, 2025 By Robert Tuttle and Brian K. Sullivan Wildfires are threatening about 5% of Canada’s crude output as a blaze in Alberta’s oil sands region spreads and approaches...
Viewpoint: Global Reinsurers Stand Strong Amid Investment Volatility, Natural Disasters May 29, 2025 By Johannes Bender The reinsurance industry has shown significant improvements in operating performance in recent years. Despite facing substantial insured natural catastrophe losses...
Wildfires Erupt Near Alberta Oil Well Sites Amid Hot Weather May 27, 2025 By Robert Tuttle Hot weather sparked a string of wildfires around Alberta over the weekend, including some near oil and gas wells operated...
Global Forest Loss Tops Record as Wildfires Drive Destruction May 21, 2025 By Natasha White Global loss of tropical and boreal forests surged to a record high last year as unprecedented temperatures fueled fires, releasing...
German Reinsurers Report Q1 Profits Down Sharply on Los Angeles Wildfire Claims May 13, 2025 By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner Germany’s largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Hannover Re, reported sharp declines in first-quarter profit on Tuesday after a combined 1.7...
Second Person Charged With Arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens Fire May 5, 2025 A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into...
Insured Losses Could Hit $145B in 2025, Driven by Rising Claims From Secondary Perils April 30, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$137 billion in 2024, following the 5%-7% annual growth rate that has been...
New Jersey Wildfire 75% Contained; Crews to Remain on Scene Until ‘Significant’ Rain April 29, 2025 The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported continued progress in fighting the Jones River wildfire, with the fire being 75%...
UK’s Extremely Dry Start to Year Raises Crop and Wildfire Risks April 24, 2025 By Joe Wertz The UK’s driest start to the year in four decades is threatening the country’s grain crops and increasing the risk...