Parametric Insurance Helps Farmers and Others Hit Hard by Extreme Weather July 15, 2024 By Bill Spindle, Cipher News Joemar Flores, a spindly 28-year-old, gestured across his family’s farmland, nestled between a steep hill and a river, and expressed...
Natural Disasters Cost China $13 Billion in January-June July 15, 2024 By Liz Lee Natural disasters such as flooding, drought and extreme temperatures cost China 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion) in the first half...
Ships Fleeing the Red Sea Now Face Perilous African Weather July 12, 2024 By Alex Longley and Paul Burkhardt Ships sailing around the southern tip of Africa are wrestling with a bout of bad weather that has already run...
South Africa Storms in Western Cape Cause Damage to 35,000 Homes July 12, 2024 By Ntando Thukwana Storms that pounded South Africa’s Western Cape province have led to flood damage affecting more than 35,000 households in the...
French Shipping Company CMA CGM Loses 44 Containers in Tough Weather July 11, 2024 French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM said on Thursday that its ship “Benjamin Franklin” had lost 44 containers in...
Canada Insurers Investing in Fossil Fuels as Climate Risks Grow: Shareholder Group July 10, 2024 Canada’s top property and casualty insurers have invested more than C$19.5 billion ($14.30 billion) in fossil fuels production at a...
Earth Continues Streak of Record-Shattering Hot Months July 9, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Earth’s more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service...
Worsening Floods Pose Threat to US Dam Safety July 5, 2024 By Michael Phillis and John Hanna ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and...
House Collapses Into Flood-Swollen River Near Minnesota Dam Amid Storms June 28, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut and Dave Collins DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Bill to Create Landslide Insurance Program June 28, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A bill to create a state landslide insurance program for homeowners in Pennsylvania has been advanced by a House committee....