Global Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Could Top $150B in 2025: Swiss Re Report August 6, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$80 billion in the first half of 2025, which is almost double the...
Huge Quake Rocks Russia’s Far East, Triggering Tsunami Warnings Around Pacific July 30, 2025 A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away...
H1 Natural Disasters Had Insured Price Tag of $80B – Driven by US Claims: Munich Re July 29, 2025 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters across the globe cost insurers US$80 billion during the first half of 2025, up from $64 billion in...
Thai-Chinese Firm Denies Flouting Safety Measures in Probe of Skyscraper Collapse April 23, 2025 By Jintamas Saksornchai A Thai-Chinese company denied Monday allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an...
Japan Warns Potential Megaquake Could Kill Nearly 300,000 April 1, 2025 By Alice French A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result in almost 300,000 deaths, according to a new model released by...
Thailand Says Collapsed Bangkok Tower Used Substandard Steel April 1, 2025 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat The contractors of an under-construction tower that crashed in Bangkok during last week’s earthquake apparently used substandard steel bars made...
War-Torn Myanmar Struggles With Quake Rescue as Toll Rises March 31, 2025 By Khine Lin Kyaw The death toll from Myanmar’s biggest earthquake in a century is set to climb from more than 1,700 following the...
Thailand Probes Collapse of Only Skyscraper to Crumble in Quake March 31, 2025 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat The collapse of a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok — the lone building to crash during the massive earthquake last...
Myanmar Junta Asks for Aid as Death Toll From Massive Quake Nears 150 March 28, 2025 By Khine Lin Kyaw and Patpicha Tanakasempipat Myanmar’s military leader requested international aid on Friday to help deal with the aftermath of a massive earthquake that they...
Scientists Predict Major Quake in Chile’s Mineral-Rich North March 5, 2025 Fifteen years ago on February 27, a devastating 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile off the coast of Concepcion, shaking...