Latest Climate Change Headlines
All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lagarde Says IMF Work Can Contribute to Environmental Change
Sep 26 2013 // The International Monetary Fund can play a role in protecting the planet from environmental damage, IMF head Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday, as she highlighted how an analysis of the harmful effects of energy subsidies...
Reforms Urged to Make UN Climate Reports Shorter, More Focused
Sep 25 2013 // Climate experts on a U.N. panel should focus more on shorter reports on specialist subjects such as extreme weather in a shift from sweeping overviews of the kind being prepared this week in Stockholm, many scientists and...
Catlin Establishes ‘Global Reef Record’ Database for Coral Ecosystems
Sep 24 2013 // International specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced the establishment of the Catlin Global Reef Record Catlin has sponsored the group’s Seaview Survey for the...
Guy Carpenter Says ‘Global Warming’ a Reality – Citing IPCC Report
Sep 18 2013 // An article from Guy Carpenter states: “According to the IPCC Fourth Annual Assessment Report (AR4), the scientific consensus is that global warming is indeed an established scientific fact. The evidence is...
57th Reinsurance Rendez-vous Kicks Off on Saturday; Excess Capital a Concern
Sep 6 2013 // The 57th Reinsurance Rendez-vous, which begins with registration in Monte Carlo on Saturday, promises to be somewhat less stressful than many previous editions. A mass of warm air, combined with significant amounts of dust...
Rising Sea Levels Ranked as Greatest Climate Change Threat: Guy Carpenter
Sep 4 2013 // Guy Carpenter & Company has an analysis of the evolving risk landscape spurred by global warming, which stresses that “climate change, global warming and the resulting landscape shift for risk management is a...
Swiss Re Survey Finds Most People Believe World is Getting Riskier
Sep 3 2013 // A key finding from a landmark survey commissioned by Swiss Re on the occasion of its 150th anniversary, has found that “people around the world say they’re acutely aware of the risks they may face in the...
People Just Aren’t Afraid of Climate Change Yet: Sunstein
Aug 28 2013 // With respect to the science of climate change, many experts regard the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the world’s authoritative institution. A draft summary of its forthcoming report was leaked last...
When It Comes to Flood Risks, Population Shifts Trump Climate Change
Aug 22 2013 // Draft versions of a forthcoming working group report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — set to be formally released Sept. 27 — have already found their way into the hands of...
Commentary: Deep Oceans to Resolve Human Role in Global Warming
Aug 19 2013 // The world’s oceans have absorbed more than 90 percent of global warming since the mid-20th century, making accurate measurements of deep ocean temperatures vital to predicting how much global temperatures and sea...
Report: Climate Change Is Impacting California
Aug 9 2013 // Coastal waters off California are getting more acidic. Fall-run chinook salmon populations to the Sacramento River are on the decline. Conifer forests on the lower slopes of the Sierra Nevada have moved to higher...
Conn. Insurers Required to Participate in Climate Risk Surveys
Aug 5 2013 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced on July 17 that Conn.-based insurance companies will now be required to complete the annual Climate Risk Survey that was initially adopted in 2009 as a voluntary...
Catlin Launches Next Seaview Survey for Caribbean, Bermuda Coral Reefs
Jul 31 2013 // Catlin Group Limited announced the launch of its next “Seaview Survey,” which it described as a “significant expansion of its study of coral reefs with a new campaign in the Caribbean and Bermuda.”...
Insurers, Republicans Part Ways Over Global Warming
Jul 19 2013 // The U.S. insurance industry told Senators that a surge in weather-related catastrophes has forced billions of dollars in payouts, offering an assessment at odds with Republicans who have expressed doubt about global...
Minnesota Participating in Insurance Climate Change Survey
Jul 18 2013 // Minnesota has joined California, New York, Connecticut and Washington state in requiring insurers to respond to the Climate Risk Survey adopted in 2009 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
Conn.-Based Insurers Now Required to Participate in NAIC Climate Risk Surveys
Jul 17 2013 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi today announced that Connecticut-based insurance companies will now be required to complete the annual Climate Risk Survey that was initially adopted in 2009 as a...
Report Says Seas May Rise over 7+ feet Per Degree Celsius of Global Warming
Jul 16 2013 // Sea levels could rise by 2.3 meters [app. 7.66 feet] for each degree Celsius [1.8°F] that global temperatures increase and they will remain high for centuries to come, according to a new study by the leading climate...
In Past Decade, World Experienced Unprecedented Climate Extremes: WMO
Jul 3 2013 // The world suffered unprecedented climate extremes in the decade to 2010, from heatwaves in Europe and droughts in Australia to floods in Pakistan, against a backdrop of global warming, a United Nations report said on...
‘Unusually Active’ El Nino Possibly Linked to Climate Change: Researchers
Jul 3 2013 // The El Nino weather pattern that can bring drought to Australia and rain to South America was “unusually active” at the end of the 20th century, possibly due to climate change, a University of Hawaii study...
Small Global Warming Rise Would Have ‘Alarming’ Impact Says World Bank
Jun 20 2013 // Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify, the World Bank said in a new report on Wednesday. The flooding of 40...
