Flood Risks Rampant across Asia’s Factory Zones; Insurers Concerned July 23, 2012 By Clare Baldwin and David Fogarty Global insurance companies are struggling to get a grip on their flood exposure in Asia nearly a year after one...
China Rains, Floods Cause Many Deaths; Beijing Hit Hard July 23, 2012 The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people [latest reports put the death toll...
UK Insurers Paying $26.6 Million a Day for June Floods ABI Reports July 19, 2012 Insurers are set to pay up to £500 million [$782.3 million] or £17 million [$26.6 million] every day – to...
Rain, Floods Cause Heavy Damage in Southwest Japan: AIR Analysis July 17, 2012 A report from catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, analyzes the damages resulting from the heavy rains that have caused widespread...
AIR Unveils Cyclone Model for India July 17, 2012 Boston-based catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced that it has released a cyclone model for India. “The new peer-reviewed...
June’s Severe Weather Losses Near $2 Billion in U.S.: Aon Benfield July 10, 2012 U.S. severe weather insurance losses were close to $2 billion in June, according to Aon Benfield’s Global Catastrophe Report. Published...
Death Toll Mounts from Floods in Southern Russia July 9, 2012 The death toll from severe flooding in the Black Sea region of southern Russia has risen to at least 150...
Weather Forecasters Say El Nino Could Return in Q3 July 5, 2012 The feared El Nino weather phenomenon could strike as early as the third quarter of 2012, raising prospects of wreaking...
Flood-Prone Ohio City Scouting Land for Solution July 2, 2012 Federal officials who’ve been surveying land to find a place to divert water during flooding in this northwest Ohio city...
Scientists Conclude Rise in Sea Level Cannot Be Stopped July 2, 2012 By Nina Chestney Rising sea levels cannot be stopped over the next several hundred years, even if deep emissions cuts lower global average...