Update: Taiwan Warns of Storm Surge From Powerful Typhoon, Troops Mobilized October 1, 2024 By Yimou Lee, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang Taiwan mobilized nearly 40,000 troops on Tuesday to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its...
Powerful Typhoon Krathon Forecast to Hit Taiwan’s Populated West Coast September 30, 2024 By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard Taiwan issued a warning on Monday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Krathon, which has strengthened into the equivalent of...
Ecuador Fires Threaten Wealthy Areas, Force President to Return Home September 26, 2024 By Stephan Kueffner Wealthy neighborhoods in Quito remain under threat of flames, and schools have shifted to online teaching through the end of...
Central European Insurers’ Financial Strength to Remain Solid Despite Severe Floods September 25, 2024 By L.S. Howard The heavy rains and severe floods of Storm Boris, which inundated Central and Eastern Europe during the second week in...
Climate Change Made Europe’s Deadly Floods Worse and More Likely September 25, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Eamon Akil Farhat Record rainfall leading to flooding that killed 24 people in Europe earlier in September was twice as likely due to...
Extreme Canada Weather Causes Record $5.7 Billion Insured Damage September 24, 2024 By Thomas Seal An onslaught of four natural disasters caused C$7.1 billion ($5.3 billion) of insured losses across Canada in just two months...
Flood Damage on Key Austrian Rail Link to Take Months to Repair September 24, 2024 By Jonathan Tirone Austria’s national railways will need months to restore the country’s busiest train line after catastrophic floods wrecked infrastructure, throttling the...
Canada’s Insurance Czar Has ‘Harsh’ Message About Climate: You May Have to Move September 24, 2024 By Thomas Seal The soaring cost and difficulty of insuring against climate risks may force people to relocate, the head of Canada’s main...
Extreme Weather Adds to Fiscal Strains in Central Europe September 20, 2024 By Jan Lopatka, Karol Badohal and Gergely Szakacs Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the...
Historic Rainfall Inflicts Chaotic Floods Across Four Continents September 19, 2024 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan Severe rains bucketed down on central Europe, Africa, Shanghai and the US Carolinas this week, underscoring the extreme ways in...