Australia’s Bushfires Could Surpass 2009’s Costly Season; Analysts, Insurers Comment January 10, 2020 By L.S. Howard Australia’s bushfire season has months to run and could easily surpass the most costly fire season, 2009’s Black Saturday fires...
Australians Evacuate Their Homes as Soaring Temperatures, Winds Fan Bushfires January 10, 2020 By Colin Packham and Swati Pandey Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as...
Natural Catastrophes Cost $150B in 2019, with Insurers Paying $52B: Munich Re January 8, 2020 By L.S. Howard Natural catastrophes caused overall losses of US$150 billion during 2019, including insured losses of about US$52 billion, which matches the...
Insurance Industry Calls for Action to Mitigate Climate Risk as Australia Bushfires Widen January 8, 2020 By Emily Cadman As the devastation from Australia’s bushfires widens, the insurance industry is calling for concerted action to mitigate the impact of...
Update: Australia’s Firefighters Take Advantage of Cooler Weather to Help Quell Wildfires January 7, 2020 By Jason Gale Firefighters are taking advantage of cooler weather to quell southeastern Australia’s wildfires that have killed at least 24 people and...
Australia Sees No End to Unprecedented Wildfire Crisis January 6, 2020 By Jason Scott Exhausted firefighters welcomed cooler weather and patchy rain in blaze-ravaged southeastern Australia Monday after a calamitous few days, even as...
Update: The Escalating Costs of Australia’s Wildfire Disaster January 3, 2020 By Edward Johnson Australia is in the grip of deadly wildfires burning across the country, triggering an emotive debate about the impact of...
Australia Breaks Records for High Temperatures, Low Rainfall as Wildfires Keep Raging January 2, 2020 By Rob Verdonck As massive wildfires devastate swathes of Australia and supercharge the debate over the impact of climate change, government data show...
Australia’s Wildfire Crisis Intensifies as Locals, Tourists Seek Refuge on Beaches December 31, 2019 By Jason Scott Australia’s wildfire crisis intensified on Tuesday as coastal towns across the southeast caught ablaze, forcing thousands of stranded tourists and...
Thousands of Tourists Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep Through Southeast Australia December 30, 2019 By Edward Johnson Thousands of holiday-makers have evacuated a popular tourist spot in southeast Australia as a heatwave and strong winds fuel wildfires...