Hong Kong Braces for Biggest Typhoon Since 2018 September 1, 2023 By Richard Frost Hong Kong was starting to feel the impact of Super Typhoon Saola as winds reached hurricane force and rain lashed...
Slovenia Estimates €7 Billion Price Tag for Reconstruction After Floods August 31, 2023 By Jan Bratanic Rebuilding from this month’s floods in Slovenia will cost €7 billion ($7.6 billion) over the next five years, Prime Minister...
Super Typhoon Saola Lashes Taiwan Before Heading to Hong Kong August 30, 2023 By Cecilia Yap and Sing Yee Ong Super Typhoon Saola pummeled the south of Taiwan early Wednesday with strong winds and heavy rain, shutting offices and canceling...
Dutch Insurer NN Says Extreme Weather May Make Further Premium Hikes Unavoidable August 30, 2023 By April Roach Dutch insurer NN Group NV may increase premiums further as extreme weather patterns become more prevalent, Chief Executive Officer David...
More Than 600 Firefighters, Water-Dropping Planes Struggle to Control Greece Wildfires August 28, 2023 By Elena Becatoros More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters,...
Nova Scotia Floods Cost Insurers More Than C$170 Million August 25, 2023 An atmospheric river event that led to significant flooding in parts of Nova Scotia on July 23, 2023, is estimated...
Climate Change Doubled Odds of Eastern Canada’s Extreme Wildfire Weather: Research August 23, 2023 By Kendra Pierre-Louis This summer’s wildfires in eastern Canada have raged so intensely that smoke from them darkened skies as far away as...
Insured Losses From Natural Catastrophes Set to Top $100 Billion for 3rd Year in a Row August 22, 2023 By Tom Metcalf and Marion Halftermeyer Claims for weather-related incidents are set to exceed $100 billion for the third year in a row, as floods, hail...
What Are China’s ‘Sponge Cities’ and Why Aren’t They Stopping Urban Floods? August 15, 2023 By David Stanway China has been hit by devastating floods in recent weeks, inundating cities and causing deaths and infrastructural damage, as well...
Typhoon Lan Grounds Flights, Halts Trains as It Crosses Japan August 15, 2023 By Nicholas Takahashi Typhoon Lan reached the coast of central Japan early Tuesday, grounding flights and halting trains as residents braced for heavy...