Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Expected to Average $171 Billion Annually: Verisk September 1, 2026 By L.S. Howard The insurance industry should be prepared to withstand $171 billion in insured catastrophe losses, on average in a given year,...
Glacier Collapse Behind Nepal Flood Shows Region’s Climate Risk August 27, 2026 By Lili Pike and Laura Millan Scientists are pointing to a glacier collapse and rock landslide as the cause of a devastating flash flood that killed...
Viewpoint: Is it Time to Rethink the ‘Secondary-Peril’ Label and Reclassify Risk? August 12, 2026 By Vikas Wadhera As climate events intensify, exposure is expanding, and loss severities from secondary perils, such as convective storms, wildfires, floods and...
Typhoon Season Forecast to Be Among Most Intense Ever for Asia August 11, 2026 By Mary Hui The current typhoon season in the Northwest Pacific Ocean is shaping up to be one of the most intense on...
China Signals Nation Is Ready to Lead Global Climate Action August 4, 2026 By Lili Pike China signaled it plans to take a more important role in steering the global campaign to tackle climate change, as...
China to See Unusually Active Typhoon Season After Bavi Passes July 13, 2026 By Mary Hui China may encounter stronger and more frequent tropical cyclones over the summer months, according to the national climate agency, even...
Southwestern Japan Prepares for Powerful Typhoon Bavi; Taiwan Expects Deluge of Rain July 10, 2026 By Joseph Campbell and Kim Kyung-Hoon A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan’s southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to warn...
Catastrophic Storms to Test China’s Resilience in 2026, Scientists Warn July 10, 2026 By Nicoco Chan, Ethan Wang and Xiuhao Chen The floodwaters that ravaged southern China this week look set to expand to other provinces with the imminent arrival of...
El Niño Likely Strongest in 75 Years, US Forecasters Say July 10, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The weather-roiling El Niño that emerged across the Pacific last month has continued to build and will likely be one...
Coffee Trader Seeks to Shield More Vietnam Growers With its Specialty Weather Cover July 9, 2026 By Mary Hui Major coffee trader ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. is pushing for a fivefold increase in the number of growers covered by its...