Extreme Weather in Greece Brought $1.1 Billion in Crop Damages Since 2011 November 25, 2019 By Antonis Galanopoulos and Paul Tugwell In the hills of northern Greece, peach farmer Makis Antoniadis is sweating in unseasonably warm November weather as he toils...
Nobody Seems to Know Why Hail Storm Losses Suddenly Began Rising in 2008 June 17, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan In 2008, the year the stock market crashed and Barack Obama won the presidency, the U.S. was hit with a...
Insurers Pitch Quick-Paying Parametric Disaster Insurance to Public Sector April 9, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Katherine Chiglinsky Some of the world’s largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay...
How One Company, AT&T, Is Using Models to Prepare for Natural Disaster Costs March 28, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle By 2050, residents of southern Florida could become familiar with storms borne on 90-mph winds. Water levels during floods will...
Southern California City Asking Residents for Suggestions on Battling Climate Change January 3, 2019 By Don Jergler The city of Long Beach, Calif. is soliciting help from its citizens to come up with a plan to deal...
Global Insured Losses From Disasters at $79 Billion in 2018: Swiss Re Sigma Estimate December 18, 2018 According to preliminary sigma estimates from Swiss Re, total economic losses from natural and man-made catastrophes in 2018 declined to...
Sweden’s Wildfires Highlight Cost of Rapidly Changing Climate in Europe December 12, 2018 By William Wilkes Hannele Arvonen, the owner of one of Sweden’s largest lumber yards, is spending the winter months planning for a new...
Extreme Weather Risk Grows as Warming Earth Disrupts High-Altitude Winds: Study August 21, 2018 By Alister Doyle Scorching summer heatwaves and downpours are set to become more extreme in the northern hemisphere as global warming makes weather...
Fires, Floods & Heatwaves on 3 Continents: Blame the Jet Stream, a Warming World July 27, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan and Eric Roston Sweltering? Swimming? Choking on wildfire smoke? Blame it on the jet stream and a warming world. Kinked, buckled, stuck or...
Extreme Weather in Europe and Asia Sparks Wildfires, Floods July 26, 2018 By Jason Gale Extreme weather that’s gripping northern Europe and parts of Asia may persist through early August, prolonging a deadly heatwave that’s...