Parametric insurance has existed for over 20 years, but its use has grown recently due to new technologie...
From heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021 - Reuters
Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought, and in some cases with locust plagues...
Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought, and in some cases with locust plagues...
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Article / 7 months ago
Paraguay on the brink as historic drought depletes river, its life-giving artery - The Guardian
Severe drought that began in late 2019 continues to punish the region while experts say climate change and deforestation...
Severe drought that began in late 2019 continues to punish the region while experts say climate change and deforestation...
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Article / 9 months ago
‘Nowhere to run’: UN report says global warming nears limits - AP
Earth’s climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday...
Earth’s climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday...
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Article / 11 months ago
RAA president Nutter urges Congress to create ‘disaster resilience zones’
Climate change is clearly having an impact on the frequency and severity of extreme weather, increasing the need for efforts to improve...
Climate change is clearly having an impact on the frequency and severity of extreme weather, increasing the need for efforts to improve...
Article / 12 months ago
Climate, parametrics, and the hard market on Water Special Interest Group agenda
Airmic’s Water Special Interest Group has debated a range of hot topics in recent meetings, its chair, Philip Robinson, tells Airmic News...
Airmic’s Water Special Interest Group has debated a range of hot topics in recent meetings, its chair, Philip Robinson, tells Airmic News...
Article / 12 months ago
Climate shocks highlight the costs of a short-term outlook
Europe's current catastrophic flooding event has placed further scrutiny on society's readiness for a world...
Europe's current catastrophic flooding event has placed further scrutiny on society's readiness for a world...
Article / 12 months ago
How much will climate change cost agriculture? This economist is finding out - World Economic Forum
Substantial changes to agricultural policies will be needed to counter the effects of climate change, writes an economics professor...
Substantial changes to agricultural policies will be needed to counter the effects of climate change, writes an economics professor...
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Article / 12 months ago
It's Right to Worry About Nightmare Climate Scenarios
It's hot out. It's getting hotter. The climate memes practically write themselves: "Think this summer is hot?...
It's hot out. It's getting hotter. The climate memes practically write themselves: "Think this summer is hot?...
Article / 12 months ago
Power Market Review 2021
Welcome to our Power Market Review for 2021. Since our last Review, thankfully, there seems to be increasing light at the end of a long COVID-19 tunnel...
Welcome to our Power Market Review for 2021. Since our last Review, thankfully, there seems to be increasing light at the end of a long COVID-19 tunnel...
Report / 1 year ago
Half of all cotton growing regions face severe climate risks by 2040 if carbon emissions continue to soar
First of its kind global analysis of climate risks to cotton production published...
First of its kind global analysis of climate risks to cotton production published...
PR / 1 year ago
