Typhoon Season in Northwest Pacific Seen Less Active Than Normal May 8, 2024 By Bloomberg News Typhoon activity in the Northwest Pacific region is expected to be about 20% below normal this year, forecaster Tropical Storm...
Insured Price Tag for Natural Disasters Was $95B in 2023 With Economic Cost of $250B January 9, 2024 By L.S. Howard Natural catastrophes in 2023 caused global economic losses of US$250 billion, with insurers and reinsurers paying US$95 billion of that...
Typhoon That Hit China’s Ports Provides Wakeup Call for Climate Risk to Markets December 12, 2023 By Katy Daigle and Simon Jessop As Typhoon Doksuri aimed toward mainland China, major southeast ports were forced to turn away dozens of vessels for days....
Rain Pelts Beijing, Northern China, Causing Floods and Claiming at Least 11 Lives August 1, 2023 Relentless rain stretched into a fourth day in Beijing and nearby cities on Tuesday as a weakening typhoon brought non-stop...
Update: Typhoon Doksuri Roars Into China, Destroying Power Lines, Closing Factories July 28, 2023 By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee Typhoon Doksuri swept into southern China on Friday, unleashing heavy rain and violent gusts of wind that whipped power lines...
Typhoon-Prone Philippines Seeks New Insurance After Lapse of Catastrophe Bond July 27, 2023 By Ditas Lopez The Philippines, recovering from damage wrought by Typhoon Doksuri, is seeking a new insurance plan as protection against future calamities...
Update: China Girds for Typoon Doksuri as Death Toll Rises in Philippines July 27, 2023 By Sing Yee Ong and Andreo Calonzo China canceled dozens of flights and trains in preparation for Typhoon Doksuri, which has shuttered much of southern and eastern...
Super Typhoon Doksuri Hits Philippines, Heads to China, Taiwan July 25, 2023 By Ditas Lopez and Cecilia Yap Philippine authorities on Tuesday evacuated hundreds of people in coastal communities as super typhoon Doksuri intensified in strength, pummeling the...
Typhoon Doksuri Gains Power as It Threatens Philippines, Taiwan July 24, 2023 By Ditas Lopez and Andreo Calonzo Doksuri has strengthened further and may intensify into a super typhoon before a possible landfall in northern Philippines en route...