Will 2016 See More Atlantic Hurricanes? Scientists Disagree June 7, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan This summer and fall, the Atlantic Ocean might become a testing ground for competing scientific theories. After decades of warmth,...
Climate Change and The Conservative Republican April 28, 2016 By Don Jergler If you’re a conservative Republican, there’s a decent chance that you believe in climate change. Compared with two years ago...
Australia Nears Record for Fewest Cyclones Since 1970 – Thanks to El Niño April 25, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan El Niño is getting some of the credit as Australia nears a record for the fewest tropical cyclones since 1970....
FACTBOX: Meteorologists Predict 2016 Hurricane Season Will Be More Active April 8, 2016 Early forecasts from meteorologists suggest the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than normal, partly because of the...
Swiss Re 2015 Economic Cat Loss Initial Estimates = $85Bn; $32Bn Insured December 18, 2015 Swiss Re’s latest sigma report preliminarily estimates that total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters will reach approximately...
Mexico Catastrophe Bond Likely to Pay on Hurricane Patricia’s Losses: S&P November 5, 2015 By Sebastian Boyd Bonds sold by Mexico to shield it from the cost of repairing hurricane damage are closer to paying out after...
Celebrities’ Mexican Holiday Homes Pummeled by Hurricane Patricia October 27, 2015 By David Alire Garcia Mexico may have dodged a bullet from the fury of Hurricane Patricia, but jet setters like Bill Gates, Gwyneth Paltrow...
Mexico’s Hurricane Patricia May Hit Catastrophe Bondholders October 27, 2015 By Sebastian Boyd Mexico’s natural disaster fund may be $100 million better off at bondholders’ expense after Hurricane Patricia appeared to trigger a...
Hurricane Patricia Targets Mexico; 400K People, Ports, Insurers at Risk October 23, 2015 By Nacha Cattan, Brendan Case and Eric Martin Hurricane Patricia, the strongest in the history of the Americas, prepared to barrel into Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday, sending guests...
NHC Tracking Hurricane Patricia, as It Nears Mexican Coast October 22, 2015 The National Hurricane Center in Miami is tracking Hurricane Patricia, a storm in the eastern Pacific that is moving towards...