La Nina Is Gone. These Were the Deadly Storms During its Run March 13, 2023 By Seth Borenstein La Nina seemed to treat Louisiana and the rest of the Southeast United States like a punching bag. Its three-year...
Turkey’s Southeast Exodus After Deadly Earthquake Puts Manufacturing at Risk March 10, 2023 By Susana Vera and Ceyda Caglayan Mehmet Alkan, a shoe-sole manufacturer in Turkey’s earthquake-hit south, doesn’t know what will become of his company after some of...
Cyclone Freddy Sets New Record as World’s Longest-Lasting Tropical Storm March 8, 2023 By Low De Wei A tropical cyclone churning off the coast of Madagascar and expected to make landfall for a second time in Mozambique...
Yellen Warns Climate Change Could Trigger Asset Value Losses, Harming Economy March 7, 2023 By Andrea Shalal Climate change is already having a major economic and financial impact on the United States and may trigger asset value...
Before Fatal Quake Collapse, Turkish Building Skirted Code, Thanks to Erdogan Policy March 6, 2023 By David Gauthier-Villars and Natalie Thomas MALATYA, Turkey (Reuters) — The Trend Garden Residence, an upscale serviced apartment building in the Turkish city of Malatya, boasted...
Turkey Issues Rebuilding Rules After Quake Leaves Millions Homeless, Kills Thousands March 3, 2023 Turkey issued rebuilding regulations on Friday for a region devastated by earthquakes this month to enable companies or charities to...
New Zealand Needs to Rebuild With Resilience to Extreme Weather: PM February 24, 2023 After last week’s damaging cyclone, New Zealand needs to rebuild with more resilient infrastructure to cope with more frequent and...
Moody’s RMS Estimates $5B Insured Losses From Turkey Quake as Costs Keep Mounting February 23, 2023 The economic and insured losses from the earthquakes that hit southern Turkey on Monday, Feb. 6 continue to escalate as...
Extreme Weather May Force New Zealand to Rethink Where It Builds: Finance Minister February 17, 2023 By Tracy Withers New Zealand faces big questions about where people should live and how to build infrastructure as the devastating aftermath of...
Turkey Earthquakes to Cost Insurers $2.4 Billion: Karen Clark & Co. February 16, 2023 Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) said on Thursday it expects insured losses of $2.4 billion from the...