Firefighters Face Blazes Across Northern Portugal for Fourth Day September 19, 2024 Firefighters are battling blazes in the region of Aveiro and other areas of northern Portugal for a fourth day after...
Update: Flood Death Toll Rises as Europe Counts Cost of Storm Boris September 16, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat, Marton Eder, Piotr Skolimowski and Krystof Chamonikolas Floods ripped through central Europe killing at least 17 people, as governments across the region took emergency measures and prepared...
Canada’s Wildfire Season Ranks Among Worst but Less Severe Than Feared September 12, 2024 By Nia Williams With summer drawing to a close in Canada, the 2024 wildfire season is shaping up as one of the most...
Update: Greece Battles Wildfires While Storm Lilian Crosses UK August 23, 2024 By Paul Tugwell, Eamon Akil Farhat and Joao Lima Greek wildfire risks increased as temperatures climb and near gale force winds blow across the Aegean Sea, while Storm Lilian...
Europe’s $42 Billion Effort to Fight Wildfires Is an Uphill Battle August 19, 2024 By Eamon Farhat and Paul Tugwell Europe is spending tens of billions of euros a year to fight wildfires, yet it hasn’t stopped blazes from flaring...
Catastrophe Bond Issuance Is Set to Blast Through 2023 Record August 15, 2024 By Gautam Naik Issuance of catastrophe bonds is on track to exceed the record set in 2023, as a cocktail of climate change,...
South Africa Storms in Western Cape Cause Damage to 35,000 Homes July 12, 2024 By Ntando Thukwana Storms that pounded South Africa’s Western Cape province have led to flood damage affecting more than 35,000 households in the...
Greece Fights Deadly Fire on Aegean Island as Temperatures Soar July 12, 2024 By Sotiris Nikas Greece is fighting a deadly fire on the island of Lesvos, as temperatures in some parts of the country exceed...
Wildfires Could Affect Over Half of Canada’s Oil Sands Output: Report May 17, 2024 More than half of the oil sands production from Canada could be impacted if the wildfires in Alberta and British...
Firefighters Gain Control of One Blaze Threatening Oil Sands in Alberta May 17, 2024 By Robert Tuttle Firefighters gained control of one wildfire near the main oil-sands region of Alberta on Wednesday, but continued to battle a...