Valencia Floods Prompt Race for Funds to Boost Spain’s Climate Resilience February 7, 2025 By Corina Pons and Pietro Lombardi Spain is seeking European approval to repurpose more than a billion euros of post-pandemic recovery funds to make Valencia more...
UK Commits £2.65 Billion to Tackle Rising Flood Risk February 5, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard The UK will spend £2.65 billion ($3.31 billion) on flood defenses to protect homes from the growing risks posed by...
Flood-Prone New Zealand Says It Needs to Adapt to Climate Extremes January 30, 2025 By Tracy Withers New Zealand plans to introduce legislation before the end of the year that will create a framework to help communities...
Flood Adaptation Preferable to Post-Disaster Rebuilding – And Helps With Insurability November 19, 2024 By L.S. Howard Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes reached an estimated US$280 billion in 2023, with US$51.6 billion of that total due...
Suvivors Want to Rebuild Safer, But Cost Misperceptions Can Stand in the Way November 12, 2024 By Susan Ostermann and Abbie Liel As Florida and the Southeast begin recovering from 2024’s destructive hurricanes, many people are asking: How can we rebuild sustainably...
Spain’s Hurricane Katrina Moment Saw Officials Ignoring Warnings November 8, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela, Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and Thomas Gualtieri As a deadly storm bore down on Valencia on Oct. 29, the regional president was attending a ceremony to recognize...
Investing in Climate Resilience Really Pays Off, Allstate, Chamber Study Shows July 8, 2024 By Kimberly Tallon Weather-related catastrophes are increasing in frequency and intensity, and billion-dollar disasters are becoming the norm. The U.S. averages about 10...
Insurance Helped 46,000 Indian Women Avoid Deadly Work During Heat Waves June 12, 2024 By Akshat Rathi In the city of Ahmedabad in western India, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May...
Typhoon That Hit China’s Ports Provides Wakeup Call for Climate Risk to Markets December 12, 2023 By Katy Daigle and Simon Jessop As Typhoon Doksuri aimed toward mainland China, major southeast ports were forced to turn away dozens of vessels for days....
Hillary Clinton Calls for Reform of Insurance Sector at COP28 Climate Talks December 4, 2023 By Elizabeth Piper and Valerie Volcovici Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Sunday for reform of the insurance sector, where companies are increasingly...