Natural catastrophes caused overall losses of US$150 billion during 2019, including insured losses of about US$52 billion, which matches the...
European droughts News
Germany’s forests – long a source of pride and national identity – are feeling the heat. A second consecutive year...
Hundreds of French farmers who signed up for specialist policies aimed at insuring against freak weather are getting swift payouts...
Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent had its hottest ever June, fueling concern that...
The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground to a halt for the first time in living memory last...
Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara desert sent temperatures to records in...
A blistering heatwave prompted Germany to impose speed restrictions on usually limit-free stretches of its high-speed motorways Wednesday, the latest...
Germany’s Rhine River could be impassable to ships again this summer if Europe has another drought, a once-rare weather phenomenon...
The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael...
Italian durum wheat and dairy farmer Attilio Tocchi saw warning signs during the winter of the dramatic drought to come...