U.S.-based corporations spent nearly $4 billion of their legal budgets on class actions last year, making...
The Odds of a Hurricane-Boosting La Niña This Year Are Rising
The odds of a La Niña weather pattern this year are rising, amplifying the risk of hurricanes in the Atlantic and drought in California and South America....
The odds of a La Niña weather pattern this year are rising, amplifying the risk of hurricanes in the Atlantic and drought in California and South America....
Article / 3 months ago
Report: U.S. Crop Insurers Reap Billions in Profit
Roughly one-third of U.S. government spending to insure the nation’s crops since 2011 has gone to insurance companies that derive more than $1 billion in profit from the program each year,...
Roughly one-third of U.S. government spending to insure the nation’s crops since 2011 has gone to insurance companies that derive more than $1 billion in profit from the program each year,...
Article / 5 months ago
Global Insured Losses From Severe Convective Storms Hit New High of $60B: Swiss Re
Global insured losses from severe thunderstorms have hit a new all-time high of $60 billion in 2023, with overall natural catastrophe claims surpassing $100 million,...
Global insured losses from severe thunderstorms have hit a new all-time high of $60 billion in 2023, with overall natural catastrophe claims surpassing $100 million,...
Article / 5 months ago
UN Report Warns of ‘Silent’ Threat of Drought as Planet Warms
While wildfires, severe storms and floods cause short-term impacts that often grab the world’s attention, a drought that stretches over seasons or even years can...
While wildfires, severe storms and floods cause short-term impacts that often grab the world’s attention, a drought that stretches over seasons or even years can...
Article / 5 months ago
Extreme Weather Reduces Pumpkin Crop This Year, Impacting Holidays
Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colorado on a clear day. He could tell the snow was abundant last...
Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colorado on a clear day. He could tell the snow was abundant last...
Article / 6 months ago
Climate Change Poses Added Risk to Farm Workers’ Health
Mily Trevino-Sauceda was nine when her mother fell as she worked to move irrigation pipes along rows of potato and alfalfa on an Idaho farm. Mily’s 10-year-old brother splashed water over their...
Mily Trevino-Sauceda was nine when her mother fell as she worked to move irrigation pipes along rows of potato and alfalfa on an Idaho farm. Mily’s 10-year-old brother splashed water over their...
Article / 10 months ago
Heat Dome Causing Scorching Temps in Texas Expected to Spread North and East
“Going forward, that heat is going to expand … north to Kansas City and the entire state of Oklahoma, into the Mississippi Valley … to the far western Florida Panhandle...
“Going forward, that heat is going to expand … north to Kansas City and the entire state of Oklahoma, into the Mississippi Valley … to the far western Florida Panhandle...
Article / 11 months ago
Reduced Drought Severity Lessening Chances for Grim Wildfire Season
The US experienced a below normal number of fires and acres burned this year, according to a national agency tasked with monitoring fire activity in the...
The US experienced a below normal number of fires and acres burned this year, according to a national agency tasked with monitoring fire activity in the...
Article / 11 months ago
American Financial Group to Acquire Crop Risk Services From AIG for $240M
American Financial Group Inc. and American International Group announced they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby AFG will purchase Crop Risk...
American Financial Group Inc. and American International Group announced they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby AFG will purchase Crop Risk...
Article / 1 year ago
Colorado Passes First Law Allowing Farmers ‘Right to Repair’ Machines
Colorado became the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own machines after the governor signed a “right to repair” law this week, which forces...
Colorado became the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own machines after the governor signed a “right to repair” law this week, which forces...
Article / 1 year ago
