Government Has Bought 43,000 Flood-Prone Homes; Poor Often Left Behind October 10, 2019 By Eric Roston As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won’t be able to afford it,...
Update: Parametric Catastrophe Pool, CCRIF, to Provide Rapid Payout for Bahamas After Dorian September 5, 2019 By Eric Roston Some of the first financial relief the Bahamas receives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian may be a rapid insurance...
Study of European Flood Trends Finds North-South Climate Variances August 29, 2019 By Eric Roston European river flooding has grown more intense in northwestern Europe and decreased in the south over the last half century,...
Europe’s Heatwave Was Even Hotter with Impact of Climate Change: Research August 6, 2019 By Eric Roston Heat scorched Western Europe this July in what will likely be confirmed as the hottest month in recorded history, according...
Cold War Era Satellite Images Reveal Acceleration of Asian Glacier Melt June 20, 2019 By Eric Roston Himalayan glacier melt has doubled over the last 40 years, according to new research made possible by declassified cold war...
Talk of Managing Earth as an Asset Wins Over Congressional Climate Change Skeptic June 13, 2019 By Eric Roston In a break from years of acrimony over basic science, House Budget Committee members on Tuesday tripped over each other...
U.S. Spends Billions on Disaster Aid Over Investing in More Lasting Preparedness June 12, 2019 By Eric Roston Forecasters are expecting this year’s North Atlantic hurricane season to be roughly average, with about 14 named storms including six...
World’s Largest Companies Forecast Climate Change Could Cost Them $1 Trillion June 4, 2019 By Eric Roston An analysis of thousands of corporate disclosures on climate-change risks suggests that companies stand to gain more than they lose,...
Lenders Scolded for Climate Ignorance in ‘Insane’ Florida Deals May 14, 2019 By Danielle Moran, Katia Porzecanski and Eric Roston Hurricane Michael killed seven people and caused more than $6 billion in damage in Florida in October, a toll compounded...
From Insurers to Traders to Retailers, More Industries Depend on Weather Tracking April 1, 2019 By Eric Roston, Brian K. Sullivan and Alexandra Semenova Every uptick in wind speed along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is of enormous interest to Mike Eilts. Eilts, senior...