Death Toll Climbs in China’s Worst Earthquake in Nearly a Decade December 20, 2023 By Bloomberg News The death toll from China’s worst earthquake since 2014 rose to more than 130 as the government sent a top...
Magnitude 6.2 Quake Kills More Than 100 in China’s Northwest December 19, 2023 By Bloomberg News Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for efforts to minimize casualties after an impoverished region in the northwest was hit by...
Mount St. Helens Records Over 400 Quakes Since July; No Signs of Imminent Eruption November 16, 2023 More than 400 earthquakes have been detected beneath Washington`s Mount St. Helens in recent months, though there are no signs...
Insured Losses From Severe Convective Storms in US Top $50B for 1st Time: Aon October 20, 2023 By L.S. Howard Insured losses from severe convective storms in the United States continued to increase during the third quarter, surpassing the $50...
Morocco Survivors Seek Aid as Earthquake Death Toll Passes 2,100 September 11, 2023 By Jihed Abidellaoui and Alexander Cornwell Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water and shelter on Sunday as...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $43B in H1, Surpassing 10-Yr Average: Munich Re July 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters during the first half of 2023 cost insurers an estimated US$43 billion with an overall economic price tag...
Global Insured Losses Estimated at $15B in Q1, With Economic Price Tag of $63B: Aon April 17, 2023 Private and public insurance entities saw an estimated $15 billion of global losses during the first quarter – close to...
Turkey’s Southeast Exodus After Deadly Earthquake Puts Manufacturing at Risk March 10, 2023 By Susana Vera and Ceyda Caglayan Mehmet Alkan, a shoe-sole manufacturer in Turkey’s earthquake-hit south, doesn’t know what will become of his company after some of...
Before Fatal Quake Collapse, Turkish Building Skirted Code, Thanks to Erdogan Policy March 6, 2023 By David Gauthier-Villars and Natalie Thomas MALATYA, Turkey (Reuters) — The Trend Garden Residence, an upscale serviced apartment building in the Turkish city of Malatya, boasted...
Quake Latest: Turkey Declares Emergency Rule; Death Toll Rises Across Turkey, Syria February 8, 2023 By Bloomberg News Turkey declared a three-month state of emergency in areas struck by two massive earthquakes earlier this week, allowing the government...