Artificial Intelligence Helps to Contain Wildfires, Predict Wild Weather August 5, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan On a tower in the Brazilian rainforest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these...
UK Regulator Asks Insurers to Weigh Possible Business Impact of Climate Change August 2, 2019 By Mathew Carr and Lisa Pham The Bank of England for the first time is asking British insurers to gauge how global warming might impact the...
Sun Valley Climate Conference’s Broad Agenda: Wildfires, Military, Insurance, Resilience August 1, 2019 By Don Jergler Washington had a record 1,850 responses to wildfires on Department of Natural Resources lands last year. Over the last five...
UK Recorded Highest-Ever Temperature in Last Week’s Heatwave July 30, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.K. was never hotter. Last week temperatures reached 101.6 degrees Fahrenheit (38.7 Celsius) at the Cambridge Botanic Garden on...
Climate Change Blamed for Europe’s Latest Heatwave July 26, 2019 By William Wilkes and Megan Durisin Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent had its hottest ever June, fueling concern that...
Rhine River Shipping Faces Another Historic Shutdown as Drought Hits Water Levels July 24, 2019 By William Wilkes, Bill Lehane and Vanessa Dezem The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground to a halt for the first time in living memory last...
Europe Faces Heatwave with London and Paris Expected to Break July Records July 23, 2019 By William Wilkes Europe is facing a second heatwave this summer, just weeks after the hottest June on record, intensifying concern over climate...
Report: California Wildfires Will Get Worse, Blame Climate Change July 18, 2019 By Don Jergler Hot, dry weather in California has resulted in a dramatic increase in wildfires. It will get worse – and you...
Freak Weather Risks India’s Renewable Energy Goals, Affecting Insurers, Lenders July 17, 2019 By Anindya Upadhyay India’s ambitious plan to take the leadership position among nations as one of largest producers of renewable energy may have...
French Utility EDF Prepares Its Nuclear Reactors for Climate Change July 11, 2019 By Francois de Beaupuy Electricite de France SA is preparing its nuclear power facilities to operate in more severe heatwaves in the coming decades...