More than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of...
British People Pay Attention When a Storm Has a Name, Met Office Says
The names Isha, Babet, and Henk will all be familiar to Britons, but not because they belong to people — they are some of the...
The names Isha, Babet, and Henk will all be familiar to Britons, but not because they belong to people — they are some of the...
Article / 1 month ago
UK Is Far From Climate Proof Due to Poor Planning, Officials Say
The UK has failed to prioritize climate adaptation to risks such as floods and heat waves, putting British citizens and critical infrastructure in danger, an...
The UK has failed to prioritize climate adaptation to risks such as floods and heat waves, putting British citizens and critical infrastructure in danger, an...
Article / 1 month ago
UK Braces for More Hurricane-Strength Winds From Next Atlantic Storm
Just over a day after Storm Isha started to clear, the UK is bracing for more hurricane-strength winds off the Atlantic....
Just over a day after Storm Isha started to clear, the UK is bracing for more hurricane-strength winds off the Atlantic....
Article / 3 months ago
Hurricane-Force Winds Cause Chaos, Blackouts Across Europe
Storm Isha is causing travel disruption and power blackouts across northern Europe, as it brought hurricane-force winds to the UK and other parts of the region....
Storm Isha is causing travel disruption and power blackouts across northern Europe, as it brought hurricane-force winds to the UK and other parts of the region....
Article / 3 months ago
Governments Increasingly Will Foot Bill for Climate Risks as Insurers Exit: Report
As insurers start to pull out from markets battered by the fallout of climate change, governments are increasingly at risk of having to foot the bill, according to the...
As insurers start to pull out from markets battered by the fallout of climate change, governments are increasingly at risk of having to foot the bill, according to the...
Article / 5 months ago
UK Will Fail to Meet Flood-Defense Goals for Homes as Climate Threat Grows
Hundreds of thousands of British homes will miss out on flood protections in the next few years as spending has been affected by Brexit, inflation and the...
Hundreds of thousands of British homes will miss out on flood protections in the next few years as spending has been affected by Brexit, inflation and the...
Article / 5 months ago
UK Commercial Property Defaults Rise as Rate Hikes Hit Borrowers
The number of soured commercial real estate loans has begun to rise in the UK as the rapid increase in interest rates feeds through to property valuations....
The number of soured commercial real estate loans has begun to rise in the UK as the rapid increase in interest rates feeds through to property valuations....
Article / 6 months ago
UK Parliament Calls in Surveyors to Test for Dangerous Concrete
Tests are being carried out to determine whether the UK Houses of Parliament contain the form of crumbling concrete that caused ministers last week to tell more than 100 schools to close...
Tests are being carried out to determine whether the UK Houses of Parliament contain the form of crumbling concrete that caused ministers last week to tell more than 100 schools to close...
Article / 8 months ago
Ukraine's Drone Attack Hasn't Yet Jolted Insurance Costs for Oil Carriers in Black Sea
A drone attack on a Russian oil tanker and a warning from Kyiv that more could follow has so far had little impact on insurance costs for oil and commodity...
A drone attack on a Russian oil tanker and a warning from Kyiv that more could follow has so far had little impact on insurance costs for oil and commodity...
Article / 9 months ago
Europeans Lack Insurance Protection as Wildfires and Drought Batter the Region
Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world, a predicament made more...
Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world, a predicament made more...
Article / 9 months ago