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Planetary Waves Linked to Extreme Summer Weather Have Tripled Since 1950
Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep underestimating ...
Scientists Drive Into Hailstorms to Study Costs of Extreme Weather
As severe storms once again soak, twist and pelt the nation's midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation's costliest but least-appreciated weather ...
WEF Survey: Conflict, Disinformation Join Weather as Top Global Risks
War is the top worry wracking the nerves of risk experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum, despite incoming US President Donald Trump's vow to end hostilities in Ukraine. "State-based armed ...
‘PDS’ Warnings Designed to Grab Attention During Extreme Weather
The National Weather Service's Los Angeles page screams "Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)" in hot pink letters against a gray background. It's a rare warning aimed at seizing attention ahead of ...
Mitigating Flood Risk 10x More Cost Effective Than Rebuilding: Swiss Re
Flood damage-related economic losses totaled $51.6 billion in 2023, but research shows protective measures can substantially reduce losses, according to Swiss Re Institute. As losses are expected to ...
2024 Expected to Be World’s Hottest Year on Record
This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. The data was released ahead ...
Renewable Energy Offers a Cost and Opportunity to Insurance Sector
Policyholders in the renewable energy insurance market are paying between 20%-40% more for cover today than a year ago as insurers seek to recover the cost of "devastating claims" in regions hit by ...
Second-Warmest September Recorded in the U.S. and Globally
Temperatures were above average across most of North and South America as well as Europe,according to the September 2024 U.S. and Global Climate Reports. Globally, temperatures averaged cooler than ...