How Much Does a Heat Wave Cost? Insurers and CEOs Want to Know July 1, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman When a hurricane or a wildfire strikes, the economic damage is usually very visible — roofs are ripped off or...
Heat Wave Threatens Power Output and Wildfires Across Europe June 26, 2025 By Eva Brendel and Joe Wertz Europe’s heat wave is intensifying, fueling wildfires across the Mediterranean and threatening to curb electricity generation from both nuclear and...
Wildfire Alerts Issued Across Mediterranean as Heat Wave Builds June 25, 2025 By Joe Wertz Wildfire warnings were issued across the Mediterranean, as temperatures soar to 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, Italy, and Greece....
Planetary Waves Linked to Wild Summer Weather Have Tripled Since 1950: Study June 19, 2025 By Seth Borenstein Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years...
Officials Brace for Fire Season as Nevada Is ‘Abnormally Dry’ June 17, 2025 By Amy Alonzo “Don’t say this is going to be the worst fire season,” Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo jokingly told State Forester and...
European Homeowners Battle Insurers Over $2.9 Trillion Climate Risk June 13, 2025 By Claudia Cohen, Gautam Naik and Tom Fevrier When Bernard Weisse first noticed a tiny crack in the outer wall of his house on the outskirts of Paris,...
Highways Baking at 158F Signal a Red-Hot Summer From China to the US June 2, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Joe Wertz and Mary Hui In northern China, road surfaces have soared to 158F (70C). In California’s Central Valley, temperatures are reaching into the triple...
Why New York and New Jersey Are at Risk of Spring Wildfires April 25, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal The wildfire scorching southern New Jersey ignited despite a series of downpours in recent weeks — and the region is...
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...
Climate Change Triggers More Extreme Weather – From Deluges to Drought March 27, 2025 By Tammy Webber and Donavon Brutus Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation...