Valencia Asks for €31 Billion Rescue Package After Deadly Floods in Spain November 5, 2024 By Macarena Munoz The region of Valencia is asking Spain’s central government for rescue funds to help with rebuilding after floods last week...
Spain’s Floods to Cost Insurers More Than €1 Billion: Morningstar DBRS November 4, 2024 Southern Spain’s devastating floods are expected to cost insurers well above €1 billion ($1.1 billion), given the significant damage to...
Deadly Spain Floods Show Difficulty of Adapting to Intense Rains November 1, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Thomas Gualtieri Floods that killed more than 150 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that dumped a...
Typhoon Kong-Rey Hits Taiwan as Shanghai Braces for Downpour October 31, 2024 Typhoon Kong-Rey made landfall in Taiwan packing dangerous winds, with Shanghai bracing for the heaviest November rain burst since 1981...
Spain Declares Three Days of Mourning as Storms Kill More Than 90 October 31, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela Spain declared three days of mourning as heavy rains killed more than 90 people, in what is already one of...
Spain Reports 62 Dead After One of Century’s Worst Storms October 30, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela More than 60 people died as eastern Spain was hit by one of the worst storms in decades on Tuesday...
Philippines Races to Limit Storm Damage as Trami Keeps Strength October 25, 2024 By Cliff Venzon and Manolo Serapio Jr. The Philippines is ramping up efforts to contain the devastation caused by severe tropical storm Trami, which has killed 25...
The Data Behind Rising Homeowners Premiums: By Peril and By State October 24, 2024 The U.S. home insurance industry has experienced an upward trend in all-peril loss costs over the past seven years, according...
What a Weak La Niña Could Mean for Winter Weather October 23, 2024 By Isabella O'Malley The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center says there is a 60% chance that a weak La Niña...
Natural Disasters Cost China $13 Billion in January-June October 22, 2024 By Liz Lee Natural disasters such as flooding, drought and extreme temperatures cost China 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion) in the first half...