China’s Extreme Weather Provides Wake-Up Call for Under-Insured Local Authorities August 12, 2021 BEIJING – Devastating summer floods in the populous province of Henan in central China are a wake-up call for local...
Once-in-50-Year Heat Waves Now Happening Every Decade: U.N. Climate Report August 10, 2021 By Jake Spring Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade because...
Greek Citizens Angry With Government Over Reponse to Wildfires August 10, 2021 By Lefteris Papadimas As flames threatened to engulf the home of Stelios Kokkinelis in a suburb north of Athens at the weekend and...
This Summer’s Extreme Weather Hitting World’s Wealthier Countries August 5, 2021 By Seth Borenstein and Frank Jordans As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021’s onslaught is hitting harder...
Climate Models May Have Underestimated Impact of Extreme Weather Events July 26, 2021 By Andrea Januta As scientists gather online to finalize a long-awaited update on global climate research, recent extreme weather events across the globe...
Update: China Province Deluged by 1,000-Year Flood, with Rising Death Toll July 21, 2021 By Ryan Woo and Stella Qiu BEIJING – At least least 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them...
Death Toll from February Extreme Cold in Texas Rises to 210 July 15, 2021 State officials on July 13 added 59 deaths to the toll wrought by the Feb. 14 cold wave and the...
It’s Right to Worry About Nightmare Climate Scenarios: Viewpoint July 12, 2021 By Gernot Wagner It’s hot out. It’s getting hotter. The climate memes practically write themselves: “Think this summer is hot? Consider it the...
Biden Stresses Disaster Preparedness as Extreme Weather Exacts Toll June 25, 2021 President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration needs to “bring every resource to bear” to deal with natural disasters...
Extreme Weather, Repair Woes to Push Property Insurance Higher: Hippo CEO June 23, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Extreme weather events and shortage of labor and materials for repairs will push property insurance rates higher in the next...