Latest Climate Change Headlines
All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
UK Floods Not from Climate Change
Mar 11 2008 // A new study released by the UK’s Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) has concluded that the heavy rainfall, which caused extensive flooding in England and Wales last summer, cannot be linked to global climate...
Storm Losses Blamed on Coastal Growth, Not Global Warming
Mar 10 2008 // A hurricane that hit Miami in 1926 would cause up to $157 billion in damage if it were to strike today, according to a recent study. U.S. storm costs are rising because of higher populations and wealth on the coasts, not a...
U.N. Official Urges EU to Aid Developing Nations on Climate
Mar 3 2008 // The European Union should speedily work out ways to help developing nations fight global warming to avert a “Catch 22” impasse that could brake action worldwide, the U.N.’s top climate change official...
Coastal Growth, Not Global Warming, Blamed for Rising Storm Losses
Feb 25 2008 // A hurricane that hit Miami in 1926 would cause up to $157 billion in damage if it were to strike today, according to a recent study. U.S. storm costs are rising because of higher populations and wealth on the coasts, not a...
Swiss Re Stresses Role of Insurance at Climate Change Conference
Feb 19 2008 // Rick Murray, Managing Director at Swiss Re, made some important observations on the insurance industry’s role in dealing with problems caused by the changing climate. Speaking at a United Nations Climate Risk Summit...
The Pressure’s On
Jan 27 2008 // Washington State’s Kreidler believes now’s the time for the industry to face climate change Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has proven adept at balancing the many demands placed upon state...
Earth’s Climate ‘Clearly Out of Balance’ Reports American Geophysical Union
Jan 25 2008 // A newly released statement by the world’s largest scientific society of Earth and space scientists – the American Geophysical Union (AGU) – warns that “the Earth’s climate is now clearly out...
Zurich Launches ‘Market-focused’ Climate Initiative
Jan 22 2008 // The Zurich Financial Services Group has launched a global initiative focused on the development of products and services addressing the evolving risks associated with climate change, as well as the establishment of a...
Climate Change Impacts UK Marine Environment
Jan 17 2008 // Climate change is having “a significant impact” on the marine environment in the UK, according to a new report from the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP). The organization was established in...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007
Dec 31 2007 // The debate over climate change captured the world’s attention, including the insurance industry’s, in 2007, while major hurricanes spared the United States’ coastline. The soft market took hold of...
Willis Report Tackles Global Warming Impact on Risk Management
Dec 27 2007 // “Climate change is one of the foremost concerns of our time,” states a bulletin from Willis. “In a relatively short time, the focus has shifted from debate over the reality of global warming to a general...
2007: Climate Change Dominates Debate While Soft Market Hits Entire P/C Market
Dec 23 2007 // The debate over climate change captured the world’s attention, including the insurance industry’s, in 2007, while major hurricanes spared the United States’ coastline. The soft market took hold of...
UN Climate Chief Says US-EU Deadlock over Emissions Cuts Threatens Summit
Dec 14 2007 // The U.N. climate chief warned on Thursday that a deadlock between the United States and the European Union over pollution cuts threatened to derail talks aimed at launching negotiations for a new global warming...
Study Finds Fault with Global Climate Change Models
Dec 13 2007 // A new study comparing the composite output of 22 leading global climate models with actual climate data finds that the models do an unsatisfactory job of mimicking climate change in key portions of the atmosphere. This...
Coastal Flood Peril Study: $3 Trillion Today – $35 Trillion by 2070
Dec 6 2007 // An exhaustive study of the threat posed by coastal flooding warns that “as many as 150 million people in the world’s major cities could be reliant on flood defenses by 2070 – more than three times the 40...
New Report Reveals Future Exposure to Coastal Flood in Key Cities
Dec 4 2007 // As many as 150 million people in the world’s major cities could be reliant on flood defenses by 2070 – more than three times the 40 million people today – as a result of climate change and urban...
Research & Markets Analyzes Climate Change Threat to Insurers
Nov 26 2007 // Dublin-based Research and Markets announced the addition of “Global Warming & the Insurance Industry” to their offering. The study concentrates on the possible effects of the increase in the average...
‘Warming of the Climate System is Unequivocal’ Says UN Panel
Nov 19 2007 // “We have met the enemy and he is us.” When he put those words into the mouth of his cartoon character Pogo in the 60’s, the late Walt Kelly wasn’t thinking about global warming. But they aptly...
Climate Change Panel – Esteemed, But Perhaps Too Conservative
Nov 15 2007 // They are seen as the gurus of global warming, and their reports are accepted almost as the gospel of climate science. Esteem for the panel of scientists was immortalized when it won this year’s Nobel Peace prize. But...
Report: Global Warming to Worsen Coastal Insurance Woes
Nov 5 2007 // Homeowners and businesses are finding it harder to afford, or even obtain, insurance in coastal states after catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina, and global warming is going to make the situation worse, according to a...
