Asia Pacific cyclones News

Busier-Than-Normal Cyclone Season Predicted for East Asian Nations

SINGAPORE โ€“ Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to hit land in east Asian nations, forecasters said on Friday, making for a season that is …

2014 Insured Cat Losses below Average at $35 Bn: Swiss Re Sigma Report

Swiss Re has just released its sigma report on catastrophe losses for 2014, which confirms that total global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were around $110 billion, compared to global insured losses of about $35 billion, which …