Viewpoint: East London Faces Risks of Extreme Flooding – But Resilience Can Be Built February 13, 2026 By Ravindra Jayaratne and Maciej Pawlik More than 1,000 properties flooded in London in 2021, resulting in insurance losses of more than £281 million. Record-breaking floods...
Western Snow Drought Raises Fire and Drought Concerns February 11, 2026 Rain and snow are expected to return to the Rockies and the Western U.S. over the next few weeks, but...
Southern Africa Floods That Killed 300 Fueled by Global Warming January 30, 2026 By Matthew Hill An estimated 300 people have died in extreme flooding across parts of southern Africa, including a one-in-50-year event that researchers...
Flood Losses Set to Soar 10-Fold in Southeast Asia, WTW Study Finds January 29, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee Losses tied to floods in Southeast Asia may grow as much as 10-fold in the coming years due to the...
Poll: Most Americans Believe Cities Will Be Lost to Rising Sea Levels January 23, 2026 By Don Jergler Many Americans believe climate change climate change is likely to cause some cities to be lost to rising sea levels,...
Severe Convective Storms Become Costliest Insured Peril of 21st Century: Aon January 21, 2026 By L.S. Howard Severe convective storms (SCS) have surpassed tropical cyclones to become the costliest insured peril of the 21st century, according to...
South Africa Closes Kruger Park as Deadly Floods Kill Dozens January 16, 2026 By Matthew Hill and S'thembile Cele Deadly floods prompted South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park to shut to further visitors, after extreme rainfall killed dozens in...
Trade and War Worries Haunt Davos as World Seen ‘on a Precipice’: WEF Survey January 14, 2026 By Craig Stirling A global backdrop increasingly threatened by trade disputes and inter-state conflict is how respondents in a World Economic Forum survey...
2025 Among World’s Three Hottest Years on Record: WMO January 14, 2026 By Kate Abnett Last year was among the planet’s three warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday, as EU scientists...
Wildfires, Storms Fuel 2025 Insured Losses of $108 Billion: Munich Re Report January 13, 2026 Global insured losses from natural disasters fell to $108 billion last year, Munich Re said in a report on Tuesday....