These Roads Aren’t Built for Wilder Weather Driven by Climate Change February 13, 2025 By Kendra Pierre-Louis California’s Highway One, stretching more than 650 miles along the Pacific Coast, is one of America’s most popular roadways because...
Viewpoint: New Year, Old Challenges for European Insurers February 13, 2025 By Volker Kudszus The European insurance sector saw high levels of claims inflation in 2024. In motor-related material damage in particular, claims inflation...
Insurers Pay Record Claims for Weather-Related Damage in UK: ABI February 11, 2025 Insurers paid out a record £585 million (US$724.7 million) for weather-related damage to people’s homes and possessions in 2024 in...
Valencia Floods Prompt Race for Funds to Boost Spain’s Climate Resilience February 7, 2025 By Corina Pons and Pietro Lombardi Spain is seeking European approval to repurpose more than a billion euros of post-pandemic recovery funds to make Valencia more...
UK Commits £2.65 Billion to Tackle Rising Flood Risk February 5, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard The UK will spend £2.65 billion ($3.31 billion) on flood defenses to protect homes from the growing risks posed by...
Flood-Prone New Zealand Says It Needs to Adapt to Climate Extremes January 30, 2025 By Tracy Withers New Zealand plans to introduce legislation before the end of the year that will create a framework to help communities...
Climate Change Makes Fierce Winter Storms Like Éowyn Even Stronger January 27, 2025 By Joe Wertz, Olivia Rudgard and Emily Biuso Winter Storm Éowyn pummeled Ireland and the UK with hurricane-force winds on Friday, creating blackouts for hundreds of thousands and...
Storm Éowyn Leaves Thousands Without Power, Grounds Flights January 24, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Eamon Akil Farhat Hurricane-strength winds battered Ireland and the UK early Friday morning, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power and disrupting...
War Anxiety Grips Davos Experts With Ukraine Peace Still Elusive: WEF Survey January 15, 2025 By Alessandra Migliaccio War is the top worry wracking the nerves of risk experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum, despite incoming US...
European Central Bank Pitches Plan to Boost Insurance Coverage for Climate Losses December 19, 2024 By Gautam Naik The European Central Bank and the region’s insurance authority proposed a two-pronged approach to increase insurance coverage for floods, storms...