Global Insured Losses Hit $30B in 1H 2016, 30% of Economic Losses: Aon Benfield July 21, 2016 Preliminary global economic losses reached US$98 billion during the first half of 2016, while global insured losses hit US$30 billion...
Storms & Earthquakes Drive Up Insured Losses in 1H 2016: Munich Re July 13, 2016 Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes in the first half of 2016 totaled US$70 billion, a significant increase from the...
Non-Life Cat Bond Issuance Hits $2.8B During 1H 2016: Willis Towers Watson Report July 12, 2016 Total non-life catastrophe bond market issuance for the first half of 2016 rose to $2.8 billion, according to the latest...
Global Flood Events Rack Up $5B in Economic Costs in June: Aon Report July 8, 2016 Major floods across the globe during June – topped by events in China and the U.S. – are expected to...
Will 2016 See More Atlantic Hurricanes? Scientists Disagree June 7, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan This summer and fall, the Atlantic Ocean might become a testing ground for competing scientific theories. After decades of warmth,...
Climate Records Keep Shattering with Hottest April in 12th Record-Setting Month May 20, 2016 By Tom Randall The number of climate records broken in the last few years is stunning. But here’s a new measure of misery:...
Australia Nears Record for Fewest Cyclones Since 1970 – Thanks to El Niño April 25, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan El Niño is getting some of the credit as Australia nears a record for the fewest tropical cyclones since 1970....
Scientist Closer to Making Climate Modeling More Accurate March 3, 2016 By Don Jergler A University of Wisconsin professor believes she’s come up with a way to remove some of the uncertainty in modeling,...
What to Know About El Nino, La Nina February 19, 2016 By Karen Braun If you have never heard the term “El Nino,” you might have been living under a rock. The common informed...
Weather Forecaster Warns La Niña Could Follow on Heels of El Niño January 5, 2016 By Phoebe Sedgman The El Niño that disrupted weather worldwide last year has peaked. Now forecasters are predicting what may be next for...