Why Are the World’s Rivers, Canals and Reservoirs Turning to Dust? August 26, 2022 By Brian K. Sullivan Rivers across the globe are disappearing. From the U.S. to Italy to China, waters have receded, leaving nothing but barren...
Deluges Follow Droughts as ‘Hydrological Extremes’ Become ‘New Normal’ July 10, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Texas struggled through its driest year in history in 2011. Four years later was its wettest ever. The Mississippi River...
Record Western Wildfires a Contrast in Otherwise Quiet Year for U.S. Natural Disasters January 28, 2016 By Don Jergler It was a relatively quiet year for natural disasters – except for those living in the Western U.S. Property data...
Climate Change Means Wildfire Seasons May Continue: Professor October 15, 2015 By Don Jergler The drought-plagued western U.S. has had more than its share of fires this year – but this may not be...
As West Bakes and Northeast Shivers, Elsewhere Tornadoes Almost Disappear March 24, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan The same weather pattern that made the West warm and dry and the Northeast cold and snowy has contributed to...
Global 2013 Cat Losses at $40 Billion Were ‘Below Average’ – Guy Carpenter February 13, 2014 Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the leading global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, 2013...