France Warns of Soaring Insurance Costs From Climate Change March 10, 2025 By Francois de Beaupuy French households, businesses and local authorities will face soaring costs for insurance if the country fails to adapt to a...
Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally March 10, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Mary Hui and Joe Wertz First came a dry spell that parched the land, then a spark, followed by some wind. Suddenly, swaths of South...
US GDP Could Take a Big Hit From Climate Change by 2100, Study Shows February 28, 2025 By Don Jergler A working paper from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office recently estimated the distribution of changes in gross domestic product in...
Winter Chill Gripping Central US Breaks Temperature Records February 20, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Naureen S. Malik Intense cold will grip the central and southern US for at least another day, sending temperatures to all-time lows in...
Texas Braces for Freezing Weather With Wildfire and Flood Risks February 18, 2025 By Alejandro Serrano Several varieties of extreme weather are forecast for Texas this week as state officials monitor rising wildfire risks in West...
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...