In addition to the California wildfires, a high number of other extreme weather events have occurred across the U.S. — in particular tornadoes. Two tornado events, in March and May, each caused at ...
A grid is considered resilient when it can either withstand the effects of severe weather or, if severe weather does stop it from functioning, when it is able to “bounce back” and restore electricity ...
People who have lived through floods, heat waves, or other climate-related disasters are significantly more likely to view climate change as a very serious threat, according to new research from the ...
Storm Éowyn was the most expensive weather event in Irish insurance history, with final insurance claims totalling €301m. The ...
The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, which the Trump administration “retired” in May, has relaunched outside of the government using the same methodology. In its first update at ...
The Federal Reserve’s former top-ranking official overseeing climate risk says the US economy faces a series of long-term, structural shocks as a result of increasingly extreme weather patterns. Kevin ...
Scientists point to Hurricane Helene as an example of how human-caused climate change is behind extreme weather events and of how severe storms no longer primarily impact coastal communities. They are ...
The World Food Programme is marking ten years of anticipatory action, working with partners to improve forecasts and tailor activations ahead of emergenciesWhen a disaster strikes, every hour counts - ...