New Jersey Lawmakers Weigh Future of New Flood Rules April 23, 2026 By Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor A joint legislative panel took more than four hours of testimony on a proposal to rescind and amend controversial flood...
How Niche Insurance Shielded Bad Bunny From Bad Weather April 20, 2026 By Joe Wertz and Mary Hui Bad Bunny had a problem. Days before the Puerto Rican mega-star was set to perform in Colombia earlier this year,...
England Has 1.2 Million Buildings at Risk of Flooding With No Defenses April 15, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard A new study has found that 1.2 million buildings at risk of flooding in England currently aren’t included in any...
Rich Britons Reap Biggest Benefits From UK State Flood Program March 26, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard, Alastair Marsh and Gautam Naik It’s not how the program was supposed to work. But thanks to a legal anachronism, Britain’s state-backed plan intended to...
Extreme Heat Is Making Life Increasingly Unlivable March 12, 2026 By Todd Woody The number of days where extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and...
Record March Heat to Scorch Los Angeles, US Southwest March 11, 2026 An unusually early heat wave is set to grip Los Angeles and much of the Southwest, putting California’s already fragile...
UK Banks Slammed by Flood Re’s CEO for ‘Ignoring’ Mortgage Risks March 9, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Olivia Rudgard The UK’s flood insurer of last resort says the country’s mortgage banks aren’t doing enough to prepare for the risks...
Insurers Urge Australia to Launch $21 Billion Flood Defense Fund March 2, 2026 By David Stringer Insurers in Australia are urging legislators to set up a A$30 billion ($21.4 billion) flood defense fund as the nation...
AI Lost Out to Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC’s Blizzard February 25, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Two days before New York’s biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall....
Over 2,000 Flights Canceled, 380,000 Homes Without Power as Storm Effects Continue February 24, 2026 U.S. airlines canceled over 2,000 flights on Tuesday, far fewer than a day earlier, as a powerful winter storm that...