Will S&P Change ‘Negative’ Reinsurance Outlook to ‘Stable’ in 2023? July 14, 2023 By Susanne Sclafane While no one directly asked the question of this article’s headline at the S&P Global Ratings June annual insurance conference,...
Canada’s British Columbia Highway 99 Closed Due to Brush Fire June 27, 2023 Canada’s British Columbia Highway 99 was closed in both directions on Monday due to a brush fire, the British Columbia...
Canada’s Explosive Wildfires Damage Forest Set Aside for Carbon Offset Project June 26, 2023 By Natasha White and Zahra Hirji Canada’s explosive wildfire season has already pumped millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Some of that carbon...
Construction/Engineering Sector Ranks BI/Supply Chain Disruption as Top Risk June 23, 2023 By L.S. Howard Business interruption/supply chain disruption ranks as the top risk facing the construction and engineering sector, which has been hit by...
Cyclone Biparjoy Makes India Landfall, Damaging Power Lines, Uprooting Trees June 16, 2023 By Francis Mascarenhas, Sumit Khanna and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam Strong winds, heavy rain and high tides lashed India’s Gujarat coast late on Thursday as Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall after...
Canadian Wildfires Shutter Sawmills, Drive Up Lumber Prices June 13, 2023 By Rod Nickel Canada’s worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices and setting production...
Major Oil And Container Ports Shut as Severe Storm Nears India June 13, 2023 By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Kevin Varley Major oil and container ports have shut in India as a severe cyclone tracks toward the nation’s west coast near...
Severe Cyclone Expected to Hit India’s West Coast, South Pakistan on Thursday June 12, 2023 By Rajendra Jadhav A storm off India’s west coast has strengthened to become a powerful cyclone and could hit India’s western state of...
Canada on Track to See Worst-Ever Wildfire Season June 5, 2023 By Laura Dhillon Kane Canada is on track to see its worst-ever wildfire season in recorded history if the rate of land burned continues...
Triple-Whammy of Cyclones, a 1-in-200-Year Event, Drove Italy’s Flooding: Scientists June 1, 2023 By Frances D'Emilio and Seth Borenstein A rare, triple-whammy of cyclones drove the deadly flooding that devastated much of northern Italy this month, but scientists said...